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52.4Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Barby is older than 93% of UK towns: a median age of 52.4

The figure for adults who have never married is 22% in Barby and 39% across England’s towns. On the census count, 3.4% of households live in a terraced house. Fewer households without a car or van than in 99% of UK towns: 4.4%. 953 residents in 414 households: that is Barby at the 2021 Census.

29%aged 65 or over 4.2%born abroad 414households

Ages

A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 88% of UK towns, at 29%

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

BarbyEngland’s towns

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

Set against 12% across England’s towns, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 in Barby. The usual figure: 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1515%

15 to 248.2%

25 to 4417%

45 to 6431%

65 and over29%

BarbyNorthamptonshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

Barby

England

WomenMen

About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

7.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 83% of UK towns

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 professional19%

Lower managerial and professional25%

Intermediate14%

Small employers and self-employed13%

Supervisory and technical5.3%

Semi-routine7.8%

Routine6.8%

Never worked or long-term unemployed3.9%

BarbyNorthamptonshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Barby

7.4%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 7.1%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0× England’s share

Managerial and professional jobs account for 44% of Barby’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 15%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. On average, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns. 4.4% of adults are full-time students.

Households

Fewer families than 83% of UK towns: 23% of households have children

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

Living alone, 66+ 15%Living alone, under 66 9.9%Families with dependent children 23%Couples and families, no young children 49%Shared houses and other 2.4%

Against Northamptonshire’s towns and England’s towns

Barby

Northamptonshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person25%

2 people43%

3 people14%

4 people13%

5 or more4.6%

England’s towns.

The average household has 2.3 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. The census found that 25% of households are one person living alone in Barby.

Homes & cars

Only 0.5% of households live in a flat or apartment in Barby

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

Type of home

Barby

Northamptonshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van4.4%

One38%

Two36%

Three or more22%

BarbyNorthamptonshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Set against 21% across England’s towns, 54% of households live in a detached house in Barby. As a yardstick, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.

Where people were born

Residents born outside the UK: 4.2%, a lower share than 75% 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%

Barby

4.2%

Northamptonshire’s towns

18%

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 well1.4%

Another main language, little or no English0%

BarbyNorthamptonshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Residents whose main language is English: 99% here and 90% across England’s towns. Typically, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (2.7%) or in Africa (0.6%).

Ethnicity & religion

Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 59% in Barby, more than in 92% 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

BarbyNorthamptonshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White3.3%

Asian1.4%

Mixed1.8%

Black0%

Other0.6%

0%7%14%

White British, not charted: 93% of Barby · Northamptonshire’s towns 77% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

BarbyNorthamptonshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion33%

Christian59%

Muslim0.5%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist1%

Other religion0.3%

Didn’t answer5.8%

0%35%70%

Across England’s towns, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British; in Barby, 93%. Still, 33% of residents said they have no religion, a lower share than in 86% of UK towns. By way of comparison, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. The next-largest groups, after White British, are Other White (3.3%), Mixed or multiple (1.8%) and Indian (0.8%).

Relationships & caring

A larger share of married adults and civil partners than 94% of UK towns: 57%

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 partnership22%

Married or civil partnership57%

Separated2.6%

Divorced9.9%

Widowed8%

BarbyNorthamptonshire’s townsEngland’s towns

97residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 11%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week6.2%

20 to 49 hours1.3%

50 hours or more3.1%

In Barby, just over one in ten residents give unpaid care, beside 8.7% across England’s towns. To put it in context, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 28 residents.

Qualifications

Degree-level qualifications: 39% of adults

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications12%

Apprenticeship6.1%

A levels or similar18%

Degree level39%

BarbyNorthamptonshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Degree-level qualifications cover 39% of adults in Barby, 34% across England’s towns; 12% have no qualification, against 18%.

Neighbours

The towns around Barby are all younger

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

KilsbyOnleyBraunstonCrickClifton upon DunsmoreDunchurchRugbyBarby

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Barby	953	—	52.4	29%	23%
Kilsby	1,341	1.1 mi	52.2	32%	23%
Onley	1,667	2 mi	37.9	9.7%	26%
Braunston	1,519	2.6 mi	52.4	31%	23%
Crick	2,245	3.1 mi	43.1	18%	35%
Clifton upon Dunsmore	1,216	3.8 mi	50.3	27%	22%
Dunchurch	2,603	3.8 mi	46.7	26%	29%
Rugby	78,130	3.8 mi	39.2	17%	30%

More about Barby’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

HealthLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commuteIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of livingOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax SchoolsEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

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

What is the population of Barby?

The 2021 Census counted 953 people in Barby’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Barby?

The median age was 52.4 at the 2021 Census. 8.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Barby?

93% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 77% across Northamptonshire’s towns. 4.2% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Barby?

33% said they had no religion and 59% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.5% were Muslim and 5.8% didn’t answer.

Is Barby good for families?

23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Barby’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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