Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0A smaller share of households in flats than 97% of UK towns: 2%
Where 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns, Fishburn has 35%. The share of residents who describe themselves as White British stands at 96%. On shared households of unrelated adults, Fishburn sits lower than 95% of UK towns: 1.4%. The village is home to 2,387 residents in 1,093 households, by the 2021 Census.
A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 78% of UK towns, at 11%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 50–54: one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across England’s towns. Half of Fishburn’s residents are over 45.4, older than in 57% of UK towns. Across the comparison, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 19%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Fishburn, 5.9% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 98% of UK towns
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Compared with 7.9% across England’s towns, 5.9% of adults are full-time students here. To put it in context, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Fishburn households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 83% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against County Durham’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Where 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns, Fishburn has 25%.
Households in terraced houses: 28%, a higher share than 79% of UK towns
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Just over a fifth of households have no car or van; across England’s towns the figure is 24%. The share of households in detached houses stands at 23%.
3.5% born outside the UK, fewer than in 85% of UK towns
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
99% of residents have English as their main language (England’s towns: 90%). By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.6%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.1%). On average, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 54%, a higher share than 78% of UK towns
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 96% of Fishburn · County Durham’s towns 93% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Besides White British, the main groups are Other White (1.5%), Mixed or multiple (0.6%) and Indian (0.4%). Two in five residents said they have no religion, a lower share than in 59% of UK towns. By way of comparison, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
11% of residents give unpaid care, a share 86% of UK towns don’t reach
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Married people and civil partners make up 45% of adults, against 44% across England’s towns. At 50 hours or more a week, 79 people give unpaid care. 35% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, a higher share than in 66% of UK towns.
Among adults, 24% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Fishburn’s adults: 24% with a degree-level qualification and 22% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
Fishburn sits below 5 of its 7 closest neighbours on median age
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishburn | 2,387 | — | 45.4 | 19% | 25% |
| Trimdon | 2,835 | 1.1 mi | 44.5 | 21% | 28% |
| Sedgefield | 4,979 | 1.9 mi | 48.2 | 27% | 26% |
| Trimdon Grange | 1,233 | 2.1 mi | 46.6 | 21% | 25% |
| Bishop Middleham | 1,136 | 2.2 mi | 49 | 24% | 24% |
| Trimdon Colliery | 1,788 | 2.9 mi | 43.4 | 20% | 26% |
| Kelloe | 1,434 | 3 mi | 46.1 | 22% | 25% |
| Cornforth | 2,424 | 3.5 mi | 47.9 | 25% | 20% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “County Durham’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in County Durham (or England), summed the same way as Fishburn’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Fishburn’s residents
What is the population of Fishburn?
The 2021 Census counted 2,387 people in Fishburn’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Fishburn?
The median age was 45.4 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Fishburn?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 93% across County Durham’s towns. 3.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Fishburn?
40% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.5% were Muslim and 4.7% didn’t answer.
Is Fishburn good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Fishburn’s schools page.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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