Photo: Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.06.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24, below 99% of UK towns
By its share of households in terraced houses (36%), Malborough is above 91% of UK towns. In 2021, the Census found 976 residents here, living in 455 households. Locally, 5.2% of households live in a flat or apartment. One-person households are more common here than in 92% of UK towns.
26% of residents are 65 or over, a share 78% of UK towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
More residents are 70–74 than any other five-year age: 8% of residents, 1.7 times the share across England’s towns. The median age in Malborough is 46.7, higher than in 66% of UK towns. Against that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
Only 3.6% of adults are full-time students in Malborough
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%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 14%, against 11% across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Smaller households than 87% of UK towns: 2.1 people on average
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.
Households with dependent children make up 25%, against 29% across England’s towns. In Malborough, 2.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
A smaller share of households without a car or van than 67% of UK towns: 12%
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 stands at 28%. To put it in context, 24% of households have no car or van across England’s towns.
99% of residents have English as their main language, a share 75% of UK towns don’t reach
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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (3.4%) or in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.5%). Higher than in 52% of UK towns: 6.5% of residents were born outside the UK. Across England’s towns, residents whose main language is English come to 90%.
Above 75% of UK towns: 95% of residents describe themselves as White British
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: 95% of Malborough · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across England’s towns, 37% of residents said they have no religion; in Malborough, 44%. Residents who describe themselves as Christian account for 49%. By way of comparison, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
Only 41% of adults are married or in a civil partnership in Malborough
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 carers giving 50 hours or more a week: 32. 10% of residents give unpaid care, a higher share than in 67% of UK towns. The share of married adults and civil partners across England’s towns is 44%. The figure for adults who have never married is 33% in Malborough and 39% across England’s towns.
31% of adults hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
16% of Malborough’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 31% have one at degree level (34%).
Of the 7 towns nearest Malborough, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malborough | 976 | — | 46.7 | 26% | 25% |
| Salcombe | 1,583 | 1.5 mi | 58.7 | 38% | 13% |
| Kingsbridge | 5,682 | 3.4 mi | 51.2 | 29% | 22% |
| Chillington | 1,074 | 5.5 mi | 56.5 | 35% | 20% |
| Loddiswell | 1,032 | 5.7 mi | 42.8 | 23% | 31% |
| Modbury | 1,687 | 8.2 mi | 50 | 26% | 23% |
| Yealmpton | 2,007 | 11.3 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 27% |
| Ivybridge | 12,485 | 11.4 mi | 44.5 | 21% | 30% |
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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 Malborough’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 Malborough’s residents
What is the population of Malborough?
The 2021 Census counted 976 people in Malborough’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Malborough?
The median age was 46.7 at the 2021 Census. 6.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Malborough?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 6.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Malborough?
44% said they had no religion and 49% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.3% didn’t answer.
Is Malborough good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Malborough’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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