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44.5Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A lower share of shared households of unrelated adults than 99% of UK towns, at 1.1%

Households in terraced houses: 13%, below four fifths of UK towns. At 26%, the share of residents with no religion is lower than in 97% of UK towns. Goosnargh is home to 1,892 residents in 717 households, by the 2021 Census. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 8.7%.

23%aged 65 or over 4.4%born abroad 717households

Ages

Goosnargh sits above 61% of UK towns for residents aged 65 and over (23%)

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

GoosnarghEngland’s towns

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

The largest age band is 30–34: 7.6% of residents. Half of Goosnargh’s residents are over 44.5, older than in half of UK towns. Set beside that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. In Garstang, the oldest of Lancashire’s towns by this measure, it is 39%.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1516%

15 to 248.7%

25 to 4426%

45 to 6426%

65 and over23%

GoosnarghLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

Goosnargh

England

WomenMen

About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

Below 76% of UK towns: 4.2% 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 students4.2%

Higher managerial and professional13%

Lower managerial and professional25%

Intermediate12%

Small employers and self-employed11%

Supervisory and technical5.9%

Semi-routine8.9%

Routine9.7%

Never worked or long-term unemployed9.9%

GoosnarghLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Goosnargh

8.1%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

147

residents, 7.9%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.3× England’s share

By its share of residents who moved in within the year (7.9%), Goosnargh is below just over two thirds of UK towns. Across England’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Goosnargh has 39% and 19%.

Households

Below 83% of UK towns: 26% of households are one person living alone

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

Living alone, 66+ 14%Living alone, under 66 12%Families with dependent children 30%Couples and families, no young children 43%Shared houses and other 1.1%

Against Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns

Goosnargh

Lancashire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person26%

2 people39%

3 people16%

4 people14%

5 or more5.9%

England’s towns.

Compared with 29% across England’s towns, 30% of households have dependent children here. On average, 2.4 people share a household.

Homes & cars

In Goosnargh, 4.9% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 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

Goosnargh

Lancashire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van9.8%

One35%

Two43%

Three or more13%

GoosnarghLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

9.8% of households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns. Census figures put households in detached houses at 30% in Goosnargh. To put it in context, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.

Where people were born

Fewer residents born outside the UK than 72% of UK towns: 4.4%

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%

Goosnargh

4.4%

Lancashire’s towns

10%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language98%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well1.6%

Another main language, little or no English0.3%

GoosnarghLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

Residents whose main language is English make up 98%, against 90% across England’s towns. Elsewhere, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns.

Ethnicity & religion

Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 68%, a higher share than 99% 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

GoosnarghLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White2.1%

Asian1.9%

Mixed1.3%

Black0.1%

Other0.2%

0%7%14%

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

Religion · all residents

GoosnarghLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion26%

Christian68%

Muslim0.7%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.9%

Other religion0.4%

Didn’t answer5%

0%40%80%

After White British, the largest groups are Other White (2.1%), Mixed or multiple (1.3%) and Indian (0.9%). As a reference point, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Few places have as many residents who describe themselves as White British: 94% here, more than in 70% of UK towns.

Relationships & caring

34% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, a share 57% of UK towns don’t reach

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 partnership34%

Married or civil partnership48%

Separated1.7%

Divorced9.1%

Widowed7.6%

GoosnarghLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

160residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 9%, 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 hours1.1%

50 hours or more2.6%

Unpaid carers are about as common here as across England’s towns: 9%. Adults who have never married make up 39% across England’s towns. 46 people care, unpaid, for 50 hours or more a week.

Qualifications

38% of adults have a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications16%

Apprenticeship5.2%

A levels or similar17%

Degree level38%

GoosnarghLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

38% of Goosnargh’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 16% have none (18%).

Neighbours

Of the 7 towns nearest Goosnargh, 1 are older

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

BroughtonGrimsarghBartonLongridgeFulwoodPrestonCottamGoosnargh

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Goosnargh	1,892	—	44.5	23%	30%
Broughton	2,468	1.8 mi	42.8	22%	36%
Grimsargh	2,594	2.2 mi	42.9	20%	35%
Barton	1,492	2.6 mi	43.6	20%	33%
Longridge	8,739	2.9 mi	45.4	23%	26%
Fulwood	34,693	3.2 mi	43.5	22%	28%
Preston	94,502	3.9 mi	33.1	11%	31%
Cottam	5,507	4.4 mi	35.3	9.3%	37%

More about Goosnargh’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health C⁺Life expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commute B⁻Income, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of living C⁺Owners 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

“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 Goosnargh’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 Goosnargh’s residents

What is the population of Goosnargh?

The 2021 Census counted 1,892 people in Goosnargh’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Goosnargh?

The median age was 44.5 at the 2021 Census. 8.7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Goosnargh?

94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Lancashire’s towns. 4.4% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Goosnargh?

26% said they had no religion and 68% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.7% were Muslim and 5% didn’t answer.

Is Goosnargh good for families?

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