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51.6Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Older than 91% of UK towns: half of Eythorne is over 51.6

By its share of one-person households (23%), Eythorne is below 94% of UK towns. At 22%, the share of households with dependent children is lower than in 88% of UK towns. The 2021 Census counted 1,487 residents in 624 households. Across Eythorne, 6.5% of households live in a terraced house.

25%aged 65 or over 6%born abroad 624households

What stands out · In brief

What the Census says about Eythorne’s people

51.6median age, older than 91% of UK towns

Older than most towns

Half of Eythorne’s residents are under 51.6 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 25% 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).

Ages

Eythorne sits above 74% of UK towns for residents aged 65 and over (25%)

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

EythorneEngland’s towns

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

Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9.6%, against 12% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 18% of residents are 65 or over.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1513%

15 to 249.6%

25 to 4419%

45 to 6434%

65 and over25%

EythorneKent’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

Eythorne

England

WomenMen

About 89 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.

Students & newcomers

In Eythorne, 6.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 93% 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 students4.9%

Higher managerial and professional11%

Lower managerial and professional25%

Intermediate15%

Small employers and self-employed12%

Supervisory and technical6.2%

Semi-routine12%

Routine9.7%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.8%

EythorneKent’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Eythorne

6.5%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 6.4%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.5× England’s share

Across England’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Eythorne has 36% and 21%. In Eythorne, 4.9% of adults are full-time students. Typically, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.

Households

2.4 people per household, more than in 74% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 11%Living alone, under 66 12%Families with dependent children 22%Couples and families, no young children 52%Shared houses and other 2.7%

Against Kent’s towns and England’s towns

Eythorne

Kent’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person22%

2 people45%

3 people14%

4 people13%

5 or more5.9%

England’s towns.

Here 2.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, where the figure across England’s towns is 4.3%.

Homes & cars

Only 7% of households in Eythorne have no car or van

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

Type of home

Eythorne

Kent’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van7%

One36%

Two39%

Three or more18%

EythorneKent’s townsEngland’s towns

In Eythorne, two in five households live in a detached house, beside 21% across England’s towns. For households without a car or van, the comparison across England’s towns is 24%. Across Eythorne, 6.1% of households live in a flat or apartment.

Where people were born

A smaller share of residents whose main language is English than 61% of UK towns: 97%

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%

Eythorne

6.1%

Kent’s towns

13%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language97%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well2.4%

Another main language, little or no English0.6%

EythorneKent’s townsEngland’s towns

Where 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns, Eythorne has 6%. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (3%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.6%). Across England’s towns, nine in ten residents have English as their main language.

Ethnicity & religion

In Eythorne, 53% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 72% 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

EythorneKent’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White2.8%

Asian1.3%

Mixed1.2%

Black0.6%

Other0.4%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 94% of Eythorne · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

EythorneKent’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion39%

Christian53%

Muslim0.5%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist1.5%

Other religion0.1%

Didn’t answer5.5%

0%30%60%

Other than White British, most residents describe themselves as Other White (2.8%), Mixed or multiple (1.2%) and Indian (0.6%). Set beside that, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. 94% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 63% of UK towns. Residents with no religion: 39%, below just over three fifths of UK towns.

Relationships & caring

Eythorne: 54% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, above 86% 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

Never married or in a civil partnership27%

Married or civil partnership54%

Separated1.9%

Divorced9.2%

Widowed7.3%

EythorneKent’s townsEngland’s towns

149residents 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 week5%

20 to 49 hours2.1%

50 hours or more3.1%

10% of residents give unpaid care (England’s towns: 8.7%). The census found that 27% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership in Eythorne. For married adults and civil partners, the comparison across England’s towns is 44%.

Qualifications

29% of adults hold a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications16%

Apprenticeship6.3%

A levels or similar20%

Degree level29%

EythorneKent’s townsEngland’s towns

With 29% of its adults qualified to degree level, Eythorne compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 16% hold no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Older than Eythorne: 1 of the 7 towns nearby

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

SibertswoldWhitfieldAyleshamEastryGustonDoverDealEythorne

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Eythorne	1,487	—	51.6	25%	22%
Sibertswold	1,619	1.7 mi	54.3	32%	23%
Whitfield	6,509	3.1 mi	44.7	24%	28%
Aylesham	5,788	3.6 mi	33.2	12%	40%
Eastry	2,388	3.7 mi	51	28%	24%
Guston	1,684	4.7 mi	25.5	6.9%	49%
Dover	36,349	4.7 mi	40	18%	28%
Deal	28,992	5.4 mi	50.3	28%	22%

More about Eythorne’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health C⁺Life expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commute CIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of living COwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax Schools A⁺Every primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

“Kent’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Kent (or England), summed the same way as Eythorne’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 Eythorne’s residents

What is the population of Eythorne?

The 2021 Census counted 1,487 people in Eythorne’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Eythorne?

The median age was 51.6 at the 2021 Census. 9.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Eythorne?

94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 6% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Eythorne?

39% said they had no religion and 53% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.5% were Muslim and 5.5% didn’t answer.

Is Eythorne good for families?

22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Eythorne’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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