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65.4Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Half of Dittisham is over 65.4, older than 99% of UK towns

7.3% of households have dependent children; across England’s towns the figure is 29%. Here, 96% of residents describe themselves as White British. Compared with other places, households in detached houses are common here: 56%, more than in 94% of UK towns. The 2021 Census put Dittisham’s population at 191, in 109 households.

51%aged 65 or over 7.9%born abroad 109households

Ages

A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of UK towns: 51%

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

DittishamEngland’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

More residents are 70–74 than any other five-year age: 15% of residents, 3.1 times the share across England’s towns. As a reference point, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 154.1%

15 to 247.3%

25 to 447.3%

45 to 6431%

65 and over51%

DittishamDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

Dittisham

England

WomenMen

About 85 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.

Students & newcomers

Dittisham sits below 99% of UK towns for full-time students (2.7%)

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

Full-time students2.7%

Higher managerial and professional21%

Lower managerial and professional23%

Intermediate7.6%

Small employers and self-employed22%

Supervisory and technical4.3%

Semi-routine8.1%

Routine7.6%

Never worked or long-term unemployed3.8%

DittishamDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

Dittisham

6.8%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 5.8%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0× England’s share

Residents who moved in within the year make up 5.8%, against 11% across England’s towns. To put it in context, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

43% of households are one person living alone, a share 99% of UK towns don’t reach

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 31%Living alone, under 66 12%Families with dependent children 7.3%Couples and families, no young children 46%Shared houses and other 3.7%

Against Devon’s towns and England’s towns

Dittisham

Devon’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person43%

2 people43%

3 people10%

4 people2.8%

5 or more0.9%

England’s towns.

Households in Dittisham hold 1.8 people on average (England’s towns: 2.4). Set beside that, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns. Census figures put shared households of unrelated adults at 3.7% here.

Homes & cars

In Dittisham, 10% of households have no car or van, fewer than in 81% of UK towns

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Dittisham

Devon’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van10%

One45%

Two32%

Three or more13%

DittishamDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

16% of households live in a terraced house, against 24% across England’s towns. In Dittisham, 7.3% of households live in a flat or apartment.

Where people were born

98% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 67% 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%

Dittisham

7.9%

Devon’s towns

7.9%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language98%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well1.1%

Another main language, little or no English0.5%

DittishamDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

The share of residents born outside the UK is 7.9%, against 18% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English is 90%. The largest groups were born in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (3.1%) and in EU countries (2.6%).

Ethnicity & religion

A higher share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 95% of UK towns, at 61%

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

DittishamDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White2.6%

Asian0.5%

Mixed0.5%

Black0.5%

Other0%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 96% of Dittisham · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

DittishamDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion32%

Christian61%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0%

Other religion1.6%

Didn’t answer6.3%

0%35%70%

Nearly a third of residents said they have no religion, against 37% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. The largest groups after White British are Other White (2.6%), Caribbean (0.5%) and Mixed or multiple (0.5%).

Relationships & caring

Adults who have never married: 25%, a lower share than 92% 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

Never married or in a civil partnership25%

Married or civil partnership48%

Separated1.6%

Divorced11%

Widowed14%

DittishamDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

18residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 9.6%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week4.8%

20 to 49 hours2.1%

50 hours or more2.7%

Unpaid carers account for 9.6%. Married adults and civil partners are more common here than in 51% of UK towns.

Qualifications

The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 44%

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications8.2%

Apprenticeship3.3%

A levels or similar19%

Degree level44%

DittishamDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

At degree level, Dittisham counts 44% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 8.2% have no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Dittisham is older than every town around it

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

Stoke GabrielDartmouthBrixhamPaigntonTotnesMarldonTorquayDittisham

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Dittisham	191	—	65.4	51%	7.3%
Stoke Gabriel	1,340	1.9 mi	53.7	32%	23%
Dartmouth	5,260	2.3 mi	54.3	32%	17%
Brixham	17,839	3.6 mi	55.6	34%	18%
Paignton	67,509	4.4 mi	48.4	27%	24%
Totnes	9,217	5 mi	49.7	27%	23%
Marldon	2,073	5.1 mi	54	31%	24%
Torquay	52,034	7.3 mi	46.9	24%	23%

More about Dittisham’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

HealthLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commuteIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of livingOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax SchoolsEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

“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 Dittisham’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 Dittisham’s residents

What is the population of Dittisham?

The 2021 Census counted 191 people in Dittisham’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Dittisham?

The median age was 65.4 at the 2021 Census. 7.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 51% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Dittisham?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 7.9% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Dittisham?

32% said they had no religion and 61% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.3% didn’t answer.

Is Dittisham good for families?

7.3% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Dittisham’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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