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40Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A lower share of residents with no religion than 90% of UK towns, at 32%

By its share of households in detached houses (16%), Galgate is below 82% of UK towns. Compared with other places, households in terraced houses are common here: 31%, more than in 85% of UK towns. In 2021, the Census found 2,085 residents here, living in 884 households. Locally, 37% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership.

18%aged 65 or over 7.8%born abroad 884households

Ages

Younger than 80% of UK towns: half of Galgate is under 40

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

GalgateEngland’s towns

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

More residents are 50–54 than any other five-year age: 8.2% of residents. Higher than in 88% of UK towns: 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Galgate sits close to the norm on residents aged 65 and over: 18%, about the same as across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1518%

15 to 2411%

25 to 4428%

45 to 6426%

65 and over18%

GalgateLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

Galgate

England

WomenMen

About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

Above 95% of UK towns: 8.9% of adults are full-time students

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 students8.9%

Higher managerial and professional14%

Lower managerial and professional23%

Intermediate11%

Small employers and self-employed11%

Supervisory and technical5.9%

Semi-routine10%

Routine11%

Never worked or long-term unemployed5.2%

GalgateLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Galgate

11%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

207

residents, 10%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

1.5× England’s share

Here 10% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, where the figure across England’s towns is 11%. Full-time students: 7.9% across England’s towns, for comparison.

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.

Households

Families with children: 30% of households, more than in 71% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 12%Living alone, under 66 19%Families with dependent children 30%Couples and families, no young children 37%Shared houses and other 2.6%

Against Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns

Galgate

Lancashire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person31%

2 people35%

3 people16%

4 people13%

5 or more5.2%

England’s towns.

Compared with 4.3% across England’s towns, 2.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home here. Households with dependent children: 29% across England’s towns, for comparison. One-person households: 31% of the total.

Homes & cars

Households in flats: 4.7%, a lower share than 84% of UK towns

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

Type of home

Galgate

Lancashire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van12%

One45%

Two34%

Three or more8.8%

GalgateLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

Just over one in ten households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns. Typically, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.

Where people were born

96% of residents have English as their main language, fewer than in 72% 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%

Galgate

7.8%

Lancashire’s towns

10%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

When those born abroad arrived

GalgateEngland’s towns

Before 19711971–801981–901991–20002001–102011–132014–162017–192020–21

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language96%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well3.5%

Another main language, little or no English0.5%

GalgateLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

The largest groups were born in EU countries (3.3%) and in the Middle East and Asia (2.8%). By way of comparison, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Few places have as many residents born outside the UK: 7.8% here, more than in 63% of UK towns. 28% of those born abroad arrived in 2017 or later, against 21% across England’s towns.

Ethnicity & religion

58% describe themselves as Christian, more than in 91% 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

GalgateLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White3.8%

Asian3.3%

Mixed1.6%

Black0.9%

Other0.1%

0%7%14%

White British, not charted: 90% of Galgate · Lancashire’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

GalgateLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion32%

Christian58%

Muslim0.8%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist2%

Other religion0.3%

Didn’t answer6.4%

0%35%70%

Across England’s towns, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British; in Galgate, 90%. Next after White British come Other White (3.8%), Indian (2.3%) and Mixed or multiple (1.6%). The usual figure: 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

A higher share of unpaid carers than 74% of UK towns, at 10%

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 partnership37%

Married or civil partnership44%

Separated2.2%

Divorced9.3%

Widowed7.2%

GalgateLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

202residents 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 week5.3%

20 to 49 hours2.1%

50 hours or more2.9%

Some 57 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. For comparison, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. Compared with other places, married adults and civil partners are scarce here: 44%, fewer than in nearly three quarters of UK towns.

Qualifications

The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 43%

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications13%

Apprenticeship5.4%

A levels or similar17%

Degree level43%

GalgateLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

In Galgate, 43% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 13% have no qualification at all (18%). Students still working towards a degree help explain why A levels are the highest qualification of 17%.

Neighbours

Galgate is younger than 5 of its 7 nearest neighbours

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

BailriggOvertonLancasterHeyshamMorecambeGarstangHaltonGalgate

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Galgate	2,085	—	40	18%	30%
Bailrigg	4,788	1.2 mi	18.9	1.6%	25%
Overton	1,016	3.3 mi	52.4	27%	21%
Lancaster	52,646	3.9 mi	35	14%	25%
Heysham	16,593	5.7 mi	43.8	21%	27%
Morecambe	32,745	5.9 mi	45.9	25%	24%
Garstang	5,804	6 mi	58.2	39%	16%
Halton	2,652	6.1 mi	44.8	23%	27%

More about Galgate’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health BLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commute BIncome, 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

The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
“Lancashire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Lancashire (or England), summed the same way as Galgate’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 Galgate’s residents

What is the population of Galgate?

The 2021 Census counted 2,085 people in Galgate’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Galgate?

The median age was 40 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Galgate?

90% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Lancashire’s towns. 7.8% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Galgate?

32% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.8% were Muslim and 6.4% didn’t answer.

Is Galgate good for families?

30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Galgate’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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