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56.2Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Older than 97% of UK towns: half of Studland is over 56.2

Set against 29% across England’s towns, a fifth of households have dependent children in Studland. The census found that nearly a quarter of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership here. 96% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 89% of UK towns. In 2021, the Census found 260 residents locally, living in 123 households.

36%aged 65 or over 6.9%born abroad 123households

Ages

5% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of UK towns

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

StudlandEngland’s towns

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

The biggest five-year age group is 70–74, with 11% of residents, 2.4 times the share across England’s towns. On average, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. 36% of residents are 65 or over.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1513%

15 to 245%

25 to 4417%

45 to 6429%

65 and over35%

StudlandDorset’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

Studland

England

WomenMen

About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

In Studland, 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

Full-time students1.8%

Higher managerial and professional16%

Lower managerial and professional25%

Intermediate8%

Small employers and self-employed20%

Supervisory and technical5.8%

Semi-routine12%

Routine6.6%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.4%

StudlandDorset’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Studland

6.6%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 6.6%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

1.6× England’s share

Across England’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine work; in Studland, 41% and 19%. The census found that 6.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier here. Measured more widely, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

Studland households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 83% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 21%Living alone, under 66 9.8%Families with dependent children 20%Couples and families, no young children 45%Shared houses and other 4.9%

Against Dorset’s towns and England’s towns

Studland

Dorset’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person31%

2 people43%

3 people9.8%

4 people12%

5 or more4.1%

England’s towns.

One-person households: 31% here and 30% across England’s towns. For Studland, the census puts shared households of unrelated adults at 4.9%.

Homes & cars

45% of households live in a detached house, more than in 85% of UK towns

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

Type of home

Studland

Dorset’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van11%

One46%

Two32%

Three or more11%

StudlandDorset’s townsEngland’s towns

On households in terraced houses, 24% here is much the same as across England’s towns. Few places have so few households without a car or van: 11% here, fewer than in 77% of UK towns. Against that, 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. The census found that 10% of households live in a flat or apartment in Studland.

Where people were born

A larger share of residents whose main language is English than 69% of UK towns: 98%

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%

Studland

6.9%

Dorset’s towns

11%

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 well1.6%

Another main language, little or no English0%

StudlandDorset’s townsEngland’s towns

Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (4.6%) and in Africa (1.2%). The share of residents whose main language is English across England’s towns is 90%. On residents born outside the UK, Studland sits higher than 55% of UK towns: 6.9%.

Ethnicity & religion

Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 57% in Studland, more than in 89% of UK towns

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

StudlandDorset’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White3.5%

Asian0%

Mixed0.4%

Black0%

Other0%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 96% of Studland · Dorset’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

StudlandDorset’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion38%

Christian57%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0%

Other religion0.8%

Didn’t answer4.2%

0%35%70%

In Studland, 38% of residents said they have no religion, beside 37% across England’s towns. The comparison figure for residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46% across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

52% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, a share 76% 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

Never married or in a civil partnership24%

Married or civil partnership52%

Separated2.2%

Divorced9.7%

Widowed12%

StudlandDorset’s townsEngland’s towns

26residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 10%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week7.1%

20 to 49 hours0.4%

50 hours or more2.8%

Unpaid carers: 10% here and 8.7% across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. 7 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week.

Qualifications

41% of adults hold a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications10%

Apprenticeship4.9%

A levels or similar17%

Degree level41%

StudlandDorset’s townsEngland’s towns

Studland’s adults: 41% with a degree-level qualification and 10% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.

Neighbours

Of the 7 towns nearest Studland, 1 are older

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

SwanagePooleUptonSandfordBournemouthWarehamBearwoodStudland

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Studland	260	—	56.2	36%	20%
Swanage	9,115	2.3 mi	56.4	35%	18%
Poole	141,009	6.3 mi	44.6	23%	26%
Upton	8,401	7.2 mi	44.8	23%	28%
Sandford	2,004	7.7 mi	52	29%	26%
Bournemouth	196,453	7.8 mi	39.1	18%	25%
Wareham	5,876	8 mi	52.6	32%	21%
Bearwood	4,134	8.7 mi	42.2	21%	27%

More about Studland’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

“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 Studland’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 Studland’s residents

What is the population of Studland?

The 2021 Census counted 260 people in Studland’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Studland?

The median age was 56.2 at the 2021 Census. 5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 36% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Studland?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Dorset’s towns. 6.9% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Studland?

38% said they had no religion and 57% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.2% didn’t answer.

Is Studland good for families?

20% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Studland’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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