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67.7Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A median age of 67.7: Woolpack Corner is older than 99% of UK towns

Here 0.3% of households live in a terraced house, where the figure across England’s towns is 24%. In Woolpack Corner, 6.6% of households have dependent children. Fewer households in flats than in 97% of UK towns: 1.7%. The village had 579 residents in 290 households at the 2021 Census.

57%aged 65 or over 3.3%born abroad 290households

Ages

Woolpack Corner ranks above 99% of UK towns on residents aged 65 and over: 57%

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

Woolpack CornerEngland’s towns

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

The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 3.3% in Woolpack Corner and 12% across England’s towns. To put it in context, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 156.9%

15 to 243.3%

25 to 445.7%

45 to 6427%

65 and over57%

Woolpack CornerKent’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

Woolpack Corner

England

WomenMen

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

Students & newcomers

1.5% 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 students1.5%

Higher managerial and professional8.6%

Lower managerial and professional14%

Intermediate15%

Small employers and self-employed18%

Supervisory and technical6.2%

Semi-routine12%

Routine13%

Never worked or long-term unemployed12%

Woolpack CornerKent’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Woolpack Corner

5.4%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 5%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.9× England’s share

Residents who moved in within the year: 5%, below 99% of UK towns. As a reference point, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

Households here average 2 people, below 99% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 19%Living alone, under 66 10%Families with dependent children 6.6%Couples and families, no young children 62%Shared houses and other 2.4%

Against Kent’s towns and England’s towns

Woolpack Corner

Kent’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person28%

2 people59%

3 people8.2%

4 people2.1%

5 or more2.7%

England’s towns.

With one-person households at 29%, Woolpack Corner is behind 61% of UK towns on that count. Locally, 2.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.

Homes & cars

A lower share of households without a car or van than 91% of UK towns, at 8.2%

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

Type of home

Woolpack Corner

Kent’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van8.2%

One57%

Two23%

Three or more12%

Woolpack CornerKent’s townsEngland’s towns

33% of households live in a detached house (England’s towns: 21%). The comparison figure for households without a car or van is 24% across England’s towns.

Where people were born

Residents whose main language is English make up 100% in Woolpack Corner, more than in 99% 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%

Woolpack Corner

3.3%

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 language100%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.2%

Another main language, little or no English0.2%

Woolpack CornerKent’s townsEngland’s towns

3.3% of residents were born outside the UK (England’s towns: 18%). The largest groups were born in EU countries (2.1%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.7%). As a yardstick, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.

Ethnicity & religion

In Woolpack Corner, 27% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 96% 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

Woolpack CornerKent’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White1.7%

Asian0.2%

Mixed1%

Black0.5%

Other0.4%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 96% of Woolpack Corner · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

Woolpack CornerKent’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion27%

Christian64%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.7%

Other religion0.5%

Didn’t answer6.9%

0%40%80%

The next-largest groups, after White British, are Other White (1.7%), Mixed or multiple (1%) and Caribbean (0.4%). Residents with no religion make up 37% across England’s towns. 64% of residents describe themselves as Christian, a higher share than in 98% of UK towns. Compared with 73% across England’s towns, 96% of residents describe themselves as White British here.

Relationships & caring

Adults who have never married: 16%, a lower 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

Never married or in a civil partnership16%

Married or civil partnership63%

Separated1.3%

Divorced11%

Widowed9.3%

Woolpack CornerKent’s townsEngland’s towns

69residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 12%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week3.8%

20 to 49 hours3%

50 hours or more5.2%

With married adults and civil partners at 63%, Woolpack Corner is ahead of 99% of UK towns on that count. For Woolpack Corner, the census puts unpaid carers at 12%. Set beside that, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.

Qualifications

19% of adults have qualifications at degree level

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications35%

Apprenticeship9.8%

A levels or similar10%

Degree level19%

Woolpack CornerKent’s townsEngland’s towns

Woolpack Corner’s adults: 19% with a degree-level qualification and 35% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.

Neighbours

The towns around Woolpack Corner are all younger

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

BiddendenTenterdenBethersdenBenendenHeadcornWoodchurchCranbrookWoolpack Corner

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Woolpack Corner	579	—	67.7	57%	6.6%
Biddenden	1,345	1.6 mi	44.1	21%	31%
Tenterden	7,775	2.3 mi	54.4	35%	20%
Bethersden	1,008	4 mi	50.8	28%	24%
Benenden	1,409	4.6 mi	29.7	18%	25%
Headcorn	3,293	4.9 mi	45.2	25%	29%
Woodchurch	1,201	5.1 mi	56.8	39%	22%
Cranbrook	3,962	5.8 mi	45.3	24%	26%

More about Woolpack Corner’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

“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 Woolpack Corner’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 Woolpack Corner’s residents

What is the population of Woolpack Corner?

The 2021 Census counted 579 people in Woolpack Corner’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Woolpack Corner?

The median age was 67.7 at the 2021 Census. 3.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 57% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Woolpack Corner?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 3.3% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Woolpack Corner?

27% said they had no religion and 64% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.9% didn’t answer.

Is Woolpack Corner good for families?

6.6% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Woolpack Corner’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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