Stone is older than 94% of UK towns: a median age of 53
The share of households in terraced houses trails 95% of UK towns: 6.9%. Compared with other places, households with dependent children are scarce here: 21%, fewer than in 93% of UK towns. Stone had 134 residents in 58 households at the 2021 Census. In Stone, 34% of households are one person living alone.
Above 76% of UK towns: 26% of residents are 65 or over
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Across England’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 12%; Stone has 9.1%. On average, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
1.8% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
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 (7.6%), Stone is below 74% of UK towns. Typically, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 71% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Dorset’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Shared households of unrelated adults: 3.5%, near enough the figure across England’s towns.
More households in flats than 88% of UK towns: 22%
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 trails 54% of UK towns: 28%. The wider picture: nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns. Households without a car or van account for 15%.
A higher share of residents born outside the UK than 73% of UK towns, at 9.7%
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
The largest groups were born in Africa (4.5%) and in EU countries (3.7%). At 98%, the share of residents whose main language is English is higher than in half of UK towns. The share of residents born outside the UK across England’s towns is 18%.
Stone ranks above 82% of UK towns on residents who describe themselves as White British: 95%
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 Stone · Dorset’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Across Stone, just over two in five residents said they have no religion. Compared with other places, residents who describe themselves as Christian are common here: 50%, more than in half of UK towns.
11% of residents give unpaid care, more than in 83% 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
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
The figure for married adults and civil partners is 47% in Stone and 44% across England’s towns. Lower than in three fifths of UK towns: 31% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership. Unpaid carers make up 8.7% across England’s towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 27%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Stone’s adults: 27% with a degree-level qualification and 18% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
1 of the 7 nearest towns are older than Stone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone | 134 | — | 53 | 26% | 21% |
| Wimborne Minster | 16,629 | 1.4 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 26% |
| Merley | 5,489 | 2.2 mi | 48.7 | 30% | 25% |
| Corfe Mullen | 10,036 | 2.6 mi | 47.8 | 24% | 28% |
| Sturminster Marshall | 1,504 | 3.3 mi | 48.4 | 24% | 30% |
| Bearwood | 4,134 | 4.1 mi | 42.2 | 21% | 27% |
| Lytchett Matravers | 3,455 | 4.7 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 27% |
| Ferndown | 13,267 | 4.7 mi | 58.6 | 40% | 17% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Dorset’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Dorset (or England), summed the same way as Stone’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 Stone’s residents
What is the population of Stone?
The 2021 Census counted 134 people in Stone’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Stone?
The median age was 53 at the 2021 Census. 9.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Stone?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Dorset’s towns. 9.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Stone?
41% said they had no religion and 50% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 8.3% didn’t answer.
Is Stone good for families?
21% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Stone’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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