Photo: Jongleur100 · Public domainHalf of Painswick is over 55.4, older than 97% of UK towns
Across England’s towns, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; in Painswick, 56%. In 2021, the Census found 1,833 residents in the village, living in 882 households. Locally, 19% of households have dependent children. At 34%, the share of residents with no religion is lower than in 85% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Painswick’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Painswick’s residents are under 55.4 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 36% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 97% of UK towns: 36%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
No age band is larger than 70–74: nearly one in ten residents, 1.7 times the share across England’s towns. For Painswick, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 6.4%. To put it in context, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
Full-time students make up 3.2% in Painswick, less 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%.
The share of residents who moved in within the year is 9.3%, against 11% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
In Painswick, 36% of households are one person living alone, more than in 91% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Gloucestershire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Shared households of unrelated adults: 2.7% here and 4.3% across England’s towns. The share of one-person households across England’s towns is 30%. A household here holds 2.1 people on average.
Painswick ranks above 86% of UK towns on households in detached houses: 46%
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, 24% of households have no car or van; in Painswick, 13%. By contrast, 12% of households live in a flat, more than in 54% of UK towns; 46% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
Residents born outside the UK make up 10% in Painswick, more than in 75% of UK towns
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (3.5%), then in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (3.1%). 99% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 76% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, 18% of residents were born outside the UK.
A larger share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 89% of UK towns: 57%
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: 92% of Painswick · Gloucestershire’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
After White British, the most common groups are Other White (5.3%), Mixed or multiple (1.5%) and Chinese (0.3%). Elsewhere, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Compared with 73% across England’s towns, 92% of residents describe themselves as White British here.
Adults who have never married make up 21% in Painswick, less than in 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
The number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 53. On unpaid carers, Painswick sits higher than 69% of UK towns: 10%. Measured more widely, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.
A degree-level qualification for 57% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Painswick’s adults: 57% with a degree-level qualification and 9.2% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
A younger town than 1 of the 7 around it: Painswick
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painswick | 1,833 | — | 55.4 | 36% | 19% |
| Whiteshill and Randwick | 1,442 | 2.4 mi | 51.3 | 26% | 24% |
| Stroud | 26,073 | 3.1 mi | 45.3 | 21% | 25% |
| Upton St Leonards | 1,132 | 3.3 mi | 55.5 | 36% | 19% |
| Brockworth | 12,007 | 4.1 mi | 35.6 | 14% | 34% |
| Chalford | 6,665 | 4.1 mi | 49.6 | 24% | 27% |
| Brimscombe and Thrupp | 2,187 | 4.5 mi | 47.4 | 18% | 30% |
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 21,125 | 4.5 mi | 35.9 | 12% | 34% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Gloucestershire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Gloucestershire (or England), summed the same way as Painswick’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 Painswick’s residents
What is the population of Painswick?
The 2021 Census counted 1,833 people in Painswick’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Painswick?
The median age was 55.4 at the 2021 Census. 6.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 36% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Painswick?
92% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Gloucestershire’s towns. 10% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Painswick?
34% said they had no religion and 57% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 6.8% didn’t answer.
Is Painswick good for families?
19% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Painswick’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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