Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0Awsworth ranks above 95% of UK towns on residents with no religion: 51%
Across England’s towns, 29% of households have dependent children; in Awsworth, 24%. In 2021, the Census found 2,444 residents in the village, living in 1,097 households. The census found that 5.1% of households live in a flat or apartment locally. Just over one in ten residents give unpaid care, a higher share than in 88% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Awsworth’s people
More with no religion than most
51% of residents answered “no religion” in 2021 and 42% Christian, against 37% and 46% across England’s towns. Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 76% of UK towns: 8.9%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The median age in Awsworth is 45, higher than in 54% of UK towns. The usual figure: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns. The census found that just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over locally. In Collingham, the oldest of Nottinghamshire’s towns by this measure, it is 36%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Only 6.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Awsworth
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%.
By its share of full-time students (4.4%), Awsworth is below 71% of UK towns. The usual figure: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Smaller households than 71% of UK towns: 2.2 people on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Nottinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Shared households of unrelated adults make up 2.1%, against 4.3% across England’s towns. On the census count, 30% of households are one person living alone.
A lower share of households without a car or van than 66% of UK towns, at 13%
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
33% of households live in a detached house; across England’s towns the figure is 21%. Census figures put households in terraced houses at 25% in Awsworth. Every 8th household or so has no car or van.
4.3% born outside the UK, fewer than in 74% 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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English is 90%; Awsworth has 98%. To put it in context, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (2%) or in the Middle East and Asia (1.4%).
Only 42% of residents describe themselves as Christian in Awsworth
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: 95% of Awsworth · Nottinghamshire’s towns 79% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Against a figure of 73% across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as White British in Awsworth comes in at 95%. Elsewhere, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. The next-largest groups, after White British, are Other White (1.6%), Mixed or multiple (1%) and Indian (0.5%).
Awsworth ranks above 63% of UK towns on adults who have never married: 34%
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
Some 87 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. The share of adults who have never married across England’s towns is 39%. On married adults and civil partners, Awsworth sits lower than nearly two thirds of UK towns: 46%.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 23%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
In Awsworth, 23% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 21% have no qualification at all (18%).
Around Awsworth, 5 of 7 towns have a higher median age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awsworth | 2,444 | — | 45 | 22% | 24% |
| Kimberley | 4,467 | 1.2 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 24% |
| Eastwood | 18,890 | 1.6 mi | 46.8 | 25% | 24% |
| Ilkeston | 38,723 | 1.6 mi | 40.9 | 18% | 27% |
| Nuthall and Watnall | 9,581 | 2 mi | 46.9 | 24% | 29% |
| Heanor | 24,264 | 3 mi | 42.5 | 19% | 26% |
| Trowell | 2,165 | 3.1 mi | 51.7 | 29% | 22% |
| West Hallam | 5,912 | 3.6 mi | 50.9 | 28% | 23% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Nottinghamshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Nottinghamshire (or England), summed the same way as Awsworth’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 Awsworth’s residents
What is the population of Awsworth?
The 2021 Census counted 2,444 people in Awsworth’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Awsworth?
The median age was 45 at the 2021 Census. 8.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Awsworth?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 79% across Nottinghamshire’s towns. 4.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Awsworth?
51% said they had no religion and 42% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 5.1% didn’t answer.
Is Awsworth good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Awsworth’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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