Photo: Pauline E · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Oswaldkirk is over 55.8, older than 97% of UK towns
29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns, against 22% in Oswaldkirk. There were 107 households here at the 2021 Census, home to 233 residents. Locally, 3.9% of households live in a terraced house. More married adults and civil partners than in 99% of UK towns: 69%.
Oswaldkirk ranks above 96% of UK towns on residents aged 65 and over: 33%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 7.3%, against 12% across England’s towns. Against that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Fewer residents who moved in within the year than 99% of UK towns: 4.7%
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
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Across England’s towns, the share of full-time students is 7.9%; Oswaldkirk has 4.5%. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across England’s towns: 11%.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 71% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns, against 29% in Oswaldkirk. Shared households of unrelated adults are rarer here than in 99% of UK towns.
A lower share of households without a car or van than 99% of UK towns, at 2.9%
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Households in detached houses: 65% here and 21% across England’s towns. The benchmark for households without a car or van across England’s towns: 24%.
A higher share of residents whose main language is English than 77% of UK towns, at 99%
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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (3.8%), then in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.7%). Against that, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. 6.4% of residents were born outside the UK; across England’s towns the figure is 18%.
22% of residents said they have no religion, below 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
White British, not charted: 93% of Oswaldkirk · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
72% of residents describe themselves as Christian, against 46% across England’s towns. Census figures put residents who describe themselves as White British at 93% in Oswaldkirk. Set beside that, 37% of residents said they have no religion across England’s towns.
A lower share of adults who have never married than 99% of UK towns, at 18%
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
The share of unpaid carers is 13%, against 8.7% across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 1 residents.
Degree level: the highest qualification of 55% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Oswaldkirk, 8.9%, while 55% hold one at degree level (34%).
1 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Oswaldkirk
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswaldkirk | 233 | — | 55.8 | 33% | 22% |
| Ampleforth | 1,239 | 2.3 mi | 36.6 | 18% | 24% |
| Helmsley | 1,345 | 3 mi | 60.2 | 42% | 14% |
| Kirkbymoorside | 2,763 | 6.5 mi | 51.5 | 30% | 19% |
| Easingwold | 5,036 | 8.1 mi | 51.8 | 31% | 20% |
| Huby (Hambleton) | 1,056 | 9 mi | 46.3 | 22% | 30% |
| Malton | 6,320 | 11.1 mi | 44.6 | 23% | 25% |
| Pickering | 7,260 | 11.3 mi | 53.8 | 34% | 19% |
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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 Oswaldkirk’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 Oswaldkirk’s residents
What is the population of Oswaldkirk?
The 2021 Census counted 233 people in Oswaldkirk’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Oswaldkirk?
The median age was 55.8 at the 2021 Census. 7.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 33% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Oswaldkirk?
93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 6.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Oswaldkirk?
22% said they had no religion and 72% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.6% didn’t answer.
Is Oswaldkirk good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Oswaldkirk’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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