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46.8Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

1.6% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 98% of UK towns

Against a figure of 24% across England’s towns, the share of households without a car or van in North Duffield comes in at 6.1%. There were 556 households locally at the 2021 Census, home to 1,305 residents. Here, 22% of households are one person living alone. On adults who have never married, North Duffield sits lower than 93% of UK towns: 25%.

21%aged 65 or over 3.5%born abroad 556households

Ages

Residents aged 15 to 24: 9.1%, a lower share than 73% of UK towns

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

North DuffieldEngland’s towns

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

With a median age of 46.8, North Duffield is older than 67% of UK towns. Against that, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: just over a fifth of the total. In Filey, the oldest of North Yorkshire’s towns by this measure, it is 38%.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1517%

15 to 249%

25 to 4422%

45 to 6432%

65 and over21%

North DuffieldNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

North Duffield

England

WomenMen

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

Students & newcomers

Below 93% of UK towns: 3.6% 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 students3.6%

Higher managerial and professional15%

Lower managerial and professional25%

Intermediate13%

Small employers and self-employed15%

Supervisory and technical5.3%

Semi-routine12%

Routine8.1%

Never worked or long-term unemployed3.6%

North DuffieldNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

North Duffield

11%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

141

residents, 11%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.1× England’s share

There is little gap on residents who moved in within the year: 11%, about the same as across England’s towns. Against that, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

1.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, below 80% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 10%Living alone, under 66 12%Families with dependent children 28%Couples and families, no young children 48%Shared houses and other 1.8%

Against North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns

North Duffield

North Yorkshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person22%

2 people43%

3 people18%

4 people13%

5 or more3.4%

England’s towns.

At 2.3 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. For North Duffield, the census puts households with dependent children at 28%.

Homes & cars

A lower share of households in terraced houses than 96% of UK towns, at 6.3%

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

Type of home

North Duffield

North Yorkshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van6.1%

One33%

Two45%

Three or more16%

North DuffieldNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

57% of households live in a detached house; across England’s towns the figure is 21%. As a reference point, 24% of households live in a terraced house across England’s towns.

Where people were born

100% of residents have English as their main language, a share 99% of UK towns don’t reach

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%

North Duffield

3.5%

North Yorkshire’s towns

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%

North DuffieldNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Born outside the UK: 3.5% of residents, against 18% across England’s towns. The usual figure: 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (1.9%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.7%).

Ethnicity & religion

Above 94% of UK towns: 97% of residents describe themselves as White British

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

North DuffieldNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White1.8%

Asian0.2%

Mixed1%

Black0.2%

Other0.2%

0%6%12%

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

Religion · all residents

North DuffieldNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion39%

Christian55%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0%

Other religion0.2%

Didn’t answer6.1%

0%35%70%

Residents with no religion: 39%, below 62% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British. The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian stands at 55%.

Relationships & caring

North Duffield: 59% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, above 97% 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 partnership25%

Married or civil partnership59%

Separated2.1%

Divorced8%

Widowed6%

North DuffieldNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

112residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 9.1%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week5.2%

20 to 49 hours1.3%

50 hours or more2.6%

32 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week. Married adults and civil partners: 44% across England’s towns, for comparison. Little separates the share of unpaid carers here, 9.1%, from the figure across England’s towns.

Qualifications

Adults with a degree-level qualification: 36%

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications13%

Apprenticeship6.5%

A levels or similar18%

Degree level36%

North DuffieldNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

At degree level, North Duffield counts 36% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 13% have no qualification (18%).

Neighbours

Nearby, 3 of 7 towns have older populations than North Duffield

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

BarlbyHemingbroughRiccallWheldrakeSelbyBraytonHowdenNorth Duffield

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
North Duffield	1,305	—	46.8	21%	28%
Barlby	3,499	3.6 mi	40.2	19%	28%
Hemingbrough	1,874	3.9 mi	46.1	19%	30%
Riccall	2,388	4 mi	47.7	25%	27%
Wheldrake	1,955	4.9 mi	48.3	25%	32%
Selby	19,480	5.4 mi	39.4	17%	28%
Brayton	4,092	6.6 mi	45.9	25%	29%
Howden	4,572	6.8 mi	48.6	26%	22%

More about North Duffield’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health A⁻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 B⁻Owners and renters, prices, rents and council tax Schools B⁺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 North Duffield’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 North Duffield’s residents

What is the population of North Duffield?

The 2021 Census counted 1,305 people in North Duffield’s built-up area.

What is the average age in North Duffield?

The median age was 46.8 at the 2021 Census. 9.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over.

How diverse is North Duffield?

97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 3.5% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in North Duffield?

39% said they had no religion and 55% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.1% didn’t answer.

Is North Duffield good for families?

28% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on North Duffield’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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