Photo: Simon Cobb · CC014% of residents are 65 or over, below 93% of UK towns
46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns, against 41% in Gamston (Rushcliffe). At the 2021 Census Gamston (Rushcliffe) was home to 2,171 people in 951 households. For Gamston (Rushcliffe), the census puts households in detached houses at 47%. Lower than in 82% of UK towns: 10% of households have no car or van.
Gamston (Rushcliffe) is younger than 78% of UK towns: a median age of 40.4
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Across England’s towns, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24; in Gamston (Rushcliffe), 9.4%. The biggest five-year age group is 45–49, with nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Gamston (Rushcliffe) ranks above 84% of UK towns on full-time students: 6%
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%.
Managerial and professional jobs account for 54% of Gamston (Rushcliffe)’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 9.9%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns. Census figures put residents who moved in within the year at 8.8% locally.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Gamston (Rushcliffe): 3.9% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, above 91% of UK towns
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.
The share of households with dependent children tops 72% of UK towns: 30%. Across the comparison, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. On the census count, 31% of households are one person living alone.
In Gamston (Rushcliffe), 14% of households live in a flat or apartment, more than in 67% of UK towns
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
Terraced houses are home to 17% of households, against 24% across England’s towns. Households in flats make up 23% across England’s towns.
Gamston (Rushcliffe): 13% of residents were born outside the UK, above 83% 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
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in the Middle East and Asia (5.6%) and in EU countries (4.4%). The wider picture: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Compared with other places, residents whose main language is English are scarce here: 93%, fewer than in 85% of UK towns. Born abroad and arrived since 2017: 22% of that group, against 21% across England’s towns.
In Gamston (Rushcliffe), 76% of residents describe themselves as White British, fewer than in 88% 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: 76% of Gamston (Rushcliffe) · Nottinghamshire’s towns 79% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Asked about religion, 42% answered none, against 37% across England’s towns. Residents who describe themselves as White British: 73% across England’s towns, for comparison. 4.5% of residents are Muslim.
In Gamston (Rushcliffe), 36% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, more than in 70% 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
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Here nearly half of adults are married or in a civil partnership, where the figure across England’s towns is 44%. The share of adults who have never married across England’s towns is 39%. For Gamston (Rushcliffe), the census puts unpaid carers at 7.7%.
54% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 54% of adults in Gamston (Rushcliffe), 34% across England’s towns; 7.4% have no qualification, against 18%.
Gamston (Rushcliffe) and its 7 nearest towns: 5 of them are older
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamston (Rushcliffe) | 2,171 | — | 40.4 | 14% | 30% |
| West Bridgford | 36,489 | 1.1 mi | 40.9 | 17% | 30% |
| Edwalton | 4,762 | 1.4 mi | 38.7 | 17% | 36% |
| Tollerton | 1,976 | 2 mi | 52.6 | 31% | 28% |
| Wilford | 4,849 | 2.5 mi | 43.9 | 22% | 27% |
| Radcliffe on Trent | 7,205 | 3.1 mi | 50.5 | 31% | 24% |
| Carlton | 53,555 | 3.1 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 27% |
| Cotgrave | 7,794 | 3.2 mi | 40.2 | 18% | 30% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “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 Gamston (Rushcliffe)’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 Gamston (Rushcliffe)’s residents
What is the population of Gamston (Rushcliffe)?
The 2021 Census counted 2,171 people in Gamston (Rushcliffe)’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Gamston (Rushcliffe)?
The median age was 40.4 at the 2021 Census. 9.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 14% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Gamston (Rushcliffe)?
76% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 79% across Nottinghamshire’s towns. 13% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Gamston (Rushcliffe)?
42% said they had no religion and 41% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 4.5% were Muslim and 4.9% didn’t answer.
Is Gamston (Rushcliffe) good for families?
30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Gamston (Rushcliffe)’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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