Photo: Ning-ning · Public domainOlder than 92% of UK towns: half of Colaton Raleigh is over 52.2
Where 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns, Colaton Raleigh has 98%. Still, households without a car or van are rarer here than in 96% of UK towns. At the 2021 Census, 275 people lived here, in 124 households. For Colaton Raleigh, the census puts households with dependent children at 22%.
28% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 83% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 50–54: just over one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 9.8%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
More full-time students than 87% of UK towns: 6.3%
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%.
Two fifths of Colaton Raleigh’s adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 16% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. At 11%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is higher than in 87% of UK towns. The usual figure: 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
More shared households of unrelated adults than 97% of UK towns: 6.5%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Devon’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. To put it in context, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. The share of one-person households stands at 26%.
A lower share of households in flats than 96% of UK towns, at 2.4%
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 terraced houses tops 57% of UK towns: 22%. Locally, 46% of households live in a detached house. On average, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
A larger share of residents whose main language is English than 94% of UK towns: 99%
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
Residents born outside the UK: 4% here and 18% across England’s towns. As a yardstick, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.5%) and in Africa (1.1%).
Colaton Raleigh ranks above 51% of UK towns on residents who describe themselves as Christian: 50%
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 Colaton Raleigh · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion: 41% of the total. As a reference point, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
15% of residents give unpaid care, a share 99% 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 52% of adults, against 44% across England’s towns. Against that, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. The share of adults who have never married stands at 28%.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 39%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Colaton Raleigh, 12%, while 39% hold one at degree level (34%). Students still working towards a degree help explain why A levels are the highest qualification of 17%.
Older than Colaton Raleigh: 3 of the 7 towns nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colaton Raleigh | 275 | — | 52.2 | 28% | 22% |
| Newton Poppleford | 1,918 | 1.4 mi | 51 | 29% | 23% |
| Sidmouth | 13,258 | 3 mi | 60.4 | 43% | 16% |
| Budleigh Salterton | 5,237 | 3.2 mi | 62 | 46% | 16% |
| West Hill | 2,109 | 3.9 mi | 53.5 | 34% | 27% |
| Woodbury | 1,749 | 4.2 mi | 49.4 | 27% | 26% |
| Ottery St Mary | 6,043 | 5.2 mi | 46.3 | 25% | 29% |
| Exmouth | 35,502 | 5.4 mi | 50.3 | 29% | 22% |
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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.
- “Devon’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Devon (or England), summed the same way as Colaton Raleigh’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 Colaton Raleigh’s residents
What is the population of Colaton Raleigh?
The 2021 Census counted 275 people in Colaton Raleigh’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Colaton Raleigh?
The median age was 52.2 at the 2021 Census. 9.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Colaton Raleigh?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Colaton Raleigh?
41% said they had no religion and 50% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 8% didn’t answer.
Is Colaton Raleigh good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Colaton Raleigh’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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