Photo: John P Reeves · CC BY-SA 2.0Bordon is younger than 96% of UK towns: a median age of 35.3
Across England’s towns, nearly a quarter of households have no car or van; in Bordon, 9.6%. 43% of residents describe themselves as Christian, a lower share than in 86% of UK towns. The town counted 9,349 residents and 3,746 households at the 2021 Census. On the census count, 16% of households live in a detached house.
What the Census says about Bordon’s people
Younger than most towns
Half of Bordon’s residents are under 35.3 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 11% are 15 to 24 and 11% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A town of families
35% of Bordon’s 3,746 households had dependent children in 2021, more than in 93% of UK towns. 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A town people move to
15% of residents gave a different address a year before the 2021 Census, 1.5 times the share across England’s towns. Students & newcomers ↓
Growing faster than most
ONS mid-year estimates put Bordon at 8,600 in 2011 and 10,600 in 2024, up 23%, against 10% for England: faster growth than in 89% of UK towns. Since 2011 ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area) and ONS mid-year population estimates.
Bordon’s population changed by +23% since 2011, more than in 89% of UK towns
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Bordon’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 8,600 people in 2011; 10,600 in 2024.
Growth was strongest among the 65 and over (+67%) and weakest among the 16 to 29 (−8%). The biggest jump came in the year to mid-2021: 640 more people.
Below 97% of UK towns: 11% of residents are 65 or over
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 30–34: 9.7% of residents, 1.4 times the share across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 18% of residents are 65 or over. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 11%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Bordon, 35.3. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 96% of UK towns: 15%
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%.
Across England’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine work; in Bordon, 32% and 27%. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across England’s towns. On the census count, 4.1% of adults are full-time students.
Bordon sits above 93% of UK towns for households with dependent children (35%)
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Across England’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Bordon, 2.5. Lower than in 92% of UK towns: 23% of households are one person living alone. To put it in context, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. Census figures put shared households of unrelated adults at 3.6% in the town.
A larger share of households in terraced houses than 90% of UK towns: 35%
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
16% of households live in a flat or apartment, against 23% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of households in terraced houses is 24%.
A larger share of residents born outside the UK than 85% of UK towns: 14%
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
With residents whose main language is English at 93%, Bordon is behind 84% of UK towns on that count. By way of comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (6.9%) and in the Middle East and Asia (3.8%).
47% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 85% 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
White British, not charted: 83% of Bordon · Hampshire’s towns 84% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Muslims make up 1.9% of residents. Lower than in 81% of UK towns: 83% of residents describe themselves as White British. The usual figure: 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
Only 7% of residents give unpaid care in Bordon
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 45% in Bordon and 44% across England’s towns. The share of unpaid carers across England’s towns is 8.7%. Here, 38% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership.
Degree-level qualifications reach 29% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Bordon counts 29% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 15% have no qualification (18%).
413 UK towns of 7,000 to 13,000 people: this is the 7th youngest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Tidworth is the youngest (28.4); Seaton the oldest (61). Nearest to Bordon in age: Cambourne (34.5), Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross (35.2), Brockworth (35.6) and Berechurch (35.7).
The towns around Bordon are all 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordon | 9,349 | — | 35.3 | 11% | 35% |
| Lindford | 2,740 | 0.7 mi | 44.4 | 20% | 27% |
| Whitehill | 5,178 | 0.9 mi | 43.6 | 19% | 26% |
| Headley Down and Headley | 4,935 | 2.3 mi | 52.3 | 28% | 23% |
| Liphook | 7,128 | 3.6 mi | 43.3 | 21% | 31% |
| Liss | 4,749 | 4.8 mi | 47.4 | 24% | 27% |
| Hindhead | 6,444 | 4.9 mi | 49.7 | 27% | 25% |
| Holybourne | 1,304 | 5.2 mi | 46.9 | 23% | 24% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Hampshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Hampshire (or England), summed the same way as Bordon’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out. The population trend compares with the whole county and nation.
- Estimates since 2021 are modelled. The ONS builds mid-year estimates from the Census, births, deaths and migration records. Bordon’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 9,519 people in 2021, against 9,349 in the built-up area.
- 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 Bordon’s residents
What is the population of Bordon?
The 2021 Census counted 9,349 people in Bordon’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 10,600 people in mid-2024, 23% more than in 2011.
What is the average age in Bordon?
The median age was 35.3 at the 2021 Census, younger than 96% of UK towns. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 11% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Bordon?
83% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 84% across Hampshire’s towns. 14% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Bordon?
47% said they had no religion and 43% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.9% were Muslim and 6.6% didn’t answer.
Is Bordon good for families?
35% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Bordon’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) · ONS mid-year population estimates for 2021 LSOAs, mid-2011 to mid-2024. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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