Shared households of unrelated adults: 1%, a lower share than 99% of UK towns
Households without a car or van: 5.5% here and 24% across England’s towns. High Harrington had 1,574 residents in 707 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put residents with no religion at 25% locally. 6.1% of households live in a terraced house, a lower share than in 97% of UK towns.
What the Census says about High Harrington’s people
Many older residents
29% of residents were 65 or over in 2021, more than in 89% of UK towns; 15% of households are someone 66 or over living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 97% of UK towns: 7.4%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Residents aged 65 and over: 29% here and 18% across England’s towns. Add to that, half of High Harrington’s residents are over 49.8, older than in 84% of UK towns. Elsewhere, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Below 99% of UK towns: 2.7% of adults are full-time students
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%.
The share of residents who moved in within the year is 6.8%, against 11% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 7.9% of adults are full-time students.
Only 24% of households have dependent children in High Harrington
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Cumbria’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
At 2.2 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across England’s towns. The share of households with dependent children across England’s towns is 29%. One-person households are rarer here than in just over three fifths of UK towns.
54% of households live in a detached house, more than in 93% 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
Across England’s towns, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment; in High Harrington, 3.2%. Households in detached houses: 21% across England’s towns, for comparison.
High Harrington sits below 93% of UK towns for residents born outside the UK (2.9%)
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
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (1.2%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.8%). 99% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 95% of UK towns. The benchmark for residents born outside the UK across England’s towns: 18%.
High Harrington ranks above 99% of UK towns on residents who describe themselves as White British: 98%
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: 98% of High Harrington · Cumbria’s towns 95% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
In High Harrington, 70% of residents describe themselves as Christian, beside 46% across England’s towns. The benchmark for residents who describe themselves as White British across England’s towns: 73%.
High Harrington: 58% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, above 95% of UK towns
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
Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 41 people. Compared with other places, adults who have never married are scarce here: 24%, fewer than in 95% of UK towns. The share of married adults and civil partners across England’s towns is 44%. 8.7% of residents give unpaid care, about the same as across England’s towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 33%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 33% of High Harrington’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 14% have no qualification (18%).
High Harrington is older than every town around it
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Harrington | 1,574 | — | 49.8 | 29% | 24% |
| Workington | 21,276 | 1.2 mi | 41.7 | 20% | 25% |
| Distington | 1,375 | 1.3 mi | 48.1 | 27% | 21% |
| Stainburn | 2,120 | 2.2 mi | 48.4 | 26% | 26% |
| Seaton | 5,051 | 3.2 mi | 47 | 24% | 26% |
| Moresby Parks | 1,180 | 3.8 mi | 43.1 | 19% | 34% |
| Flimby | 1,716 | 5.3 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 25% |
| Whitehaven | 22,952 | 5.4 mi | 44.3 | 21% | 24% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Cumbria’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Cumbria (or England), summed the same way as High Harrington’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 High Harrington’s residents
What is the population of High Harrington?
The 2021 Census counted 1,574 people in High Harrington’s built-up area.
What is the average age in High Harrington?
The median age was 49.8 at the 2021 Census. 7.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is High Harrington?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 95% across Cumbria’s towns. 2.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in High Harrington?
25% said they had no religion and 70% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 4.6% didn’t answer.
Is High Harrington good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on High Harrington’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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