Photo: Pete Chapman · CC BY-SA 2.0Dousland is older than 99% of UK towns: a median age of 61
The share of households without a car or van is 5.8%, against 24% across England’s towns. Dousland’s 379 households held 843 residents at the 2021 Census. For Dousland, the census puts households with dependent children at 17%. Nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 93% of UK towns.
Dousland: 42% of residents are 65 or over, above 99% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
5.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24; across England’s towns the figure is 12%. Measured more widely, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Below 97% of UK towns: 3.3% 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%.
By its share of residents who moved in within the year (7%), Dousland is below 84% of UK towns. As a reference point, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 79% of UK towns
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.
The share of shared households of unrelated adults is 2.1%, against 4.3% across England’s towns.
Households in detached houses: 80%, a higher share than 99% 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
Nearly a quarter of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns, against 2.7% in Dousland. Households in detached houses make up 21% across England’s towns. Census figures put households in flats at 4% here.
A larger share of residents whose main language is English than 99% of UK towns: 100%
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
Across England’s towns the share born abroad is 18%; in Dousland it is 5.7%. The comparison figure for residents whose main language is English is 90% across England’s towns. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (2.1%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.7%).
Dousland sits above 97% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as White British (97%)
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: 97% of Dousland · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
35% of residents said they have no religion, against 37% across England’s towns. Census figures put residents who describe themselves as Christian at 58% in Dousland. For residents who describe themselves as White British, the comparison across England’s towns is 73%.
A smaller share of adults who have never married than 99% of UK towns: 21%
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
33 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week. Few places have as many married adults and civil partners: 62% here, more than in 99% of UK towns. The usual figure: nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of unpaid carers is 8.7%; Dousland has 13%.
Degree-level qualifications: held by 40% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
In Dousland, 40% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 15% have no qualification at all (18%).
The towns around Dousland are all younger
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dousland | 843 | — | 61 | 42% | 17% |
| Yelverton | 1,856 | 1.2 mi | 57.8 | 39% | 18% |
| Horrabridge | 1,875 | 1.6 mi | 51.5 | 28% | 24% |
| Princetown | 1,442 | 4.4 mi | 42.7 | 17% | 25% |
| Tavistock | 12,676 | 4.6 mi | 51.7 | 30% | 22% |
| Bere Alston | 2,259 | 5.6 mi | 52.6 | 31% | 20% |
| Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel | 3,506 | 7.1 mi | 50.5 | 27% | 23% |
| Plymouth | 266,970 | 8 mi | 39.6 | 19% | 26% |
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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 Dousland’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 Dousland’s residents
What is the population of Dousland?
The 2021 Census counted 843 people in Dousland’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Dousland?
The median age was 61 at the 2021 Census. 5.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 42% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Dousland?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 5.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Dousland?
35% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.2% didn’t answer.
Is Dousland good for families?
17% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Dousland’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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