Photo: Glyn Baker · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Point Clear is over 55.6, older than 97% of UK towns
Against a figure of 23% across England’s towns, the share of households in flats in Point Clear comes in at 1.5%. Its 737 households held 1,707 residents at the 2021 Census. Here, 17% of households have dependent children. 0.3% of households live in a terraced house, a lower share than in 99% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Point Clear’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Point Clear’s residents are under 55.6 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 34% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Many carers
219 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 13% of those 5 and over: more than in 99% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
34% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 96% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
In Point Clear, 7.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 12% across England’s towns. For comparison, 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 an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Point Clear, 3.1% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 98% 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%.
Managerial and professional jobs take in nearly a quarter of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 24% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). Nearly one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier, a higher share than in 60% of UK towns. For comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Point Clear ranks above 97% of UK towns on shared households of unrelated adults: 5.7%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Essex’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Nearly a third of households are one person living alone; across England’s towns the figure is 30%. Across the comparison, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns.
88% of households live in a detached house, more than in 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
Across England’s towns, the share of households without a car or van is 24%; Point Clear has 12%. Still, 1.5% of households live in a flat, less than in 98% of UK towns; 88% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
Point Clear sits below 85% of UK towns for residents born outside the UK (3.5%)
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
Compared with 90% across England’s towns, 99% of residents have English as their main language here. Set beside that, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.6%) or in Africa (0.9%).
A higher share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 83% of UK towns, at 96%
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: 96% of Point Clear · Essex’s towns 83% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Set against 37% across England’s towns, 38% of residents said they have no religion in Point Clear. On average, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. Locally, 56% of residents describe themselves as Christian.
Unpaid carers: 13%, a higher share than 99% 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
Across England’s towns, the share of adults who have never married is 39%; Point Clear has 27%. Unpaid carers make up 8.7% across England’s towns. The census found that 49% of adults are married or in a civil partnership here.
16% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Point Clear, 16%, and 34% have none, against 18%.
Of the 7 towns nearest Point Clear, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Clear | 1,707 | — | 55.6 | 34% | 17% |
| Brightlingsea | 8,678 | 1.6 mi | 49.9 | 28% | 24% |
| St Osyth | 2,249 | 1.9 mi | 53.5 | 33% | 20% |
| Thorrington | 1,427 | 3.3 mi | 52.1 | 31% | 25% |
| Jaywick | 5,080 | 3.4 mi | 58 | 38% | 13% |
| Alresford | 2,462 | 4.5 mi | 46.2 | 27% | 26% |
| Great Bentley | 1,746 | 4.5 mi | 48.4 | 26% | 25% |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 53,190 | 4.9 mi | 50.4 | 30% | 22% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Essex’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Essex (or England), summed the same way as Point Clear’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 Point Clear’s residents
What is the population of Point Clear?
The 2021 Census counted 1,707 people in Point Clear’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Point Clear?
The median age was 55.6 at the 2021 Census. 7.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 34% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Point Clear?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 83% across Essex’s towns. 3.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Point Clear?
38% said they had no religion and 56% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.2% were Muslim and 5% didn’t answer.
Is Point Clear good for families?
17% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Point Clear’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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