Photo: Michael Patterson · CC BY-SA 2.0Duckmanton ranks above 99% of UK towns on unpaid carers: 13%
A household here has 2.5 people on average; across England’s towns, 2.4. For Duckmanton, the census puts one-person households at 26%. With a median age of 39.7, Duckmanton is younger than just over four fifths of UK towns. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 1,775, in 695 households.
What the Census says about Duckmanton’s people
Many carers
223 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 13% of those 5 and over: more than in 99% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
More with no religion than most
48% of residents answered “no religion” in 2021 and 46% Christian, against 37% and 46% across England’s towns. Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
13% of residents are 15 to 24, more than in 94% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 10–14: 7.6% of residents, 1.3 times the share across England’s towns. Across Duckmanton, 19% of residents are 65 or over. As a reference point, 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.
Duckmanton sits above 88% of UK towns for full-time students (6.4%)
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%.
Set against 11% across England’s towns, one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier in Duckmanton. Full-time students make up 7.9% across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Households with dependent children make up 32% in Duckmanton, more than in 84% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Derbyshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
With shared households of unrelated adults at 2.9%, Duckmanton is ahead of 73% of UK towns on that count. As a yardstick, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns.
Only 11% of households live in a terraced house in Duckmanton
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
The share of households in detached houses is 23%, against 21% across England’s towns. To put it in context, nearly a quarter of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns. The census found that 4.6% of households live in a flat or apartment in Duckmanton. 18% of households have no car or van, a higher share than in 64% of UK towns.
4.1% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 77% 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
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2.8%) and in Africa (0.5%). On residents whose main language is English, Duckmanton sits higher than 75% of UK towns: 99%. The usual figure: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 48% in Duckmanton, more than in 88% 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: 94% of Duckmanton · Derbyshire’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
On residents who describe themselves as Christian, 46% here is much the same as across England’s towns. As a reference point, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns. Residents who describe themselves as White British account for 94%.
Above 74% of UK towns: 36% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership
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
The share of married adults and civil partners trails 70% of UK towns: 45%. Adults who have never married: 39% across England’s towns, for comparison.
22% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 22% of its adults qualified to degree level, Duckmanton compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 24% hold no qualification (18%). 17% have A levels as their highest qualification, many of them still studying for a degree.
Median age: 6 of the 7 towns around Duckmanton are older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duckmanton | 1,775 | — | 39.7 | 19% | 32% |
| Staveley | 15,151 | 1.5 mi | 41.7 | 19% | 29% |
| Bolsover | 11,228 | 2.2 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 25% |
| Brimington | 11,068 | 2.3 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 24% |
| Barlborough | 2,859 | 3.5 mi | 47.6 | 21% | 27% |
| Renishaw | 2,425 | 3.6 mi | 38.6 | 14% | 32% |
| Clowne | 7,759 | 3.7 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 26% |
| Grassmoor | 3,528 | 3.9 mi | 42.1 | 20% | 28% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
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.
- “Derbyshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Derbyshire (or England), summed the same way as Duckmanton’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 Duckmanton’s residents
What is the population of Duckmanton?
The 2021 Census counted 1,775 people in Duckmanton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Duckmanton?
The median age was 39.7 at the 2021 Census. 13% of residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Duckmanton?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Derbyshire’s towns. 4.1% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Duckmanton?
48% said they had no religion and 46% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.6% were Muslim and 5.7% didn’t answer.
Is Duckmanton good for families?
32% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Duckmanton’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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