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47.6Median age
Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

0.9% of households live in a flat or apartment, below 99% of UK towns

Nearly one in ten households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns. At the 2021 Census Camblesforth was home to 1,557 people in 687 households. Locally, 97% of residents describe themselves as White British. The village has fewer one-person households than 86% of UK towns, at 25%.

23%aged 65 or over3.3%born abroad687households
Ages

Camblesforth is older than 72% of UK towns: a median age of 47.6

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

CamblesforthEngland’s towns
0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

No age band is larger than 55–59: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across England’s towns. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. On residents aged 15 to 24, Camblesforth sits higher than 57% of UK towns: 10%.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1514%
15 to 2410%
25 to 4422%
45 to 6430%
65 and over23%
CamblesforthNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

Camblesforth
England
WomenMen

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

Students & newcomers

Camblesforth ranks below 70% of UK towns on full-time students: 4.4%

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 students4.4%
Higher managerial and professional9.7%
Lower managerial and professional20%
Intermediate11%
Small employers and self-employed9.7%
Supervisory and technical9.9%
Semi-routine13%
Routine16%
Never worked or long-term unemployed6%
CamblesforthNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Camblesforth
9.6%
England’s towns
11%
Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad
Moved in within a year
148
residents, 9.6%; England’s towns 11%
Of them from abroad
2
0.1× England’s share

The figure for residents who moved in within the year is 9.6% in Camblesforth and 11% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

Camblesforth sits below 74% of UK towns for households with dependent children (25%)

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

Living alone, 66+ 12%Living alone, under 66 13%Families with dependent children 25%Couples and families, no young children 49%Shared houses and other 1.7%

Against North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns

Camblesforth
North Yorkshire’s towns
England’s towns

People per household

1 person24%
2 people44%
3 people17%
4 people9.6%
5 or more4.8%

England’s towns.

Here 1.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, where the figure across England’s towns is 4.3%. For households with dependent children, the comparison across England’s towns is 29%. Households here average 2.3 people each.

Homes & cars

Households in terraced houses make up 10% in Camblesforth, less than in 88% of UK towns

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

Type of home

Camblesforth
North Yorkshire’s towns
England’s towns
DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van8.1%
One38%
Two39%
Three or more15%
CamblesforthNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns, against 37% in Camblesforth. Typically, nearly a quarter of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.

Where people were born

In Camblesforth, 3.3% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 86% 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%

Camblesforth
3.3%
North Yorkshire’s towns
8%
England’s towns
18%
EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language99%
Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.9%
Another main language, little or no English0.3%
CamblesforthNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns, against 99% in Camblesforth. Against that, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (2.1%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.5%).

Ethnicity & religion

57% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 87% 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

CamblesforthNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns
Other White2.1%
Asian0.5%
Mixed0.4%
Black0.1%
Other0%
0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 97% of Camblesforth · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

CamblesforthNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns
No religion37%
Christian57%
Muslim0.1%
Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.4%
Other religion0.8%
Didn’t answer5.5%
0%35%70%

The groups that follow White British are Other White (2.1%), Mixed or multiple (0.4%) and Chinese (0.2%). Fewer residents with no religion than in 76% of UK towns: 37%. Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 46% across England’s towns, for comparison.

Relationships & caring

54% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, a share 84% 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 partnership28%
Married or civil partnership54%
Separated2.6%
Divorced8.4%
Widowed6.8%
CamblesforthNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns
145residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 9.8%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week4.1%
20 to 49 hours2.4%
50 hours or more3.2%

With adults who have never married at 28%, Camblesforth is behind 78% of UK towns on that count. The comparison figure for married adults and civil partners is 44% across England’s towns. 48 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week. Few places have as many unpaid carers: 9.8% here, more than in 62% of UK towns.

Qualifications

Adults qualified to degree level or above: 26%

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship7.6%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level26%
CamblesforthNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Degree-level qualifications cover 26% of adults in Camblesforth, 34% across England’s towns; 18% have no qualification, against 18%.

Neighbours

Every nearby town is younger than Camblesforth

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

CarltonSnaithRawcliffeHemingbroughBraytonSelbyBarlbyCamblesforth
under 3838–4444–5050–5656+
TownPeopleAwayMedian age65+Homes with children
Camblesforth1,557—47.623%25%
Carlton2,0401.1 mi45.221%29%
Snaith3,5572.6 mi47.224%28%
Rawcliffe1,5802.9 mi4722%27%
Hemingbrough1,8743.3 mi46.119%30%
Brayton4,0924.3 mi45.925%29%
Selby19,4804.4 mi39.417%28%
Barlby3,4995.3 mi40.219%28%
More about Camblesforth’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health B−Life expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for ageWork & commute B−Income, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to workCost of living A−Owners and renters, prices, rents and council taxSchools C−Every primary and secondary, with results and inspections
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

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

What is the population of Camblesforth?

The 2021 Census counted 1,557 people in Camblesforth’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Camblesforth?

The median age was 47.6 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Camblesforth?

97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 3.3% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Camblesforth?

37% said they had no religion and 57% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 5.5% didn’t answer.

Is Camblesforth good for families?

25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Camblesforth’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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