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44.9Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A lower share of households in flats than 99% of UK towns, at 0.5%

Across England’s towns, the share of shared households of unrelated adults is 4.3%; Swingate has 1.5%. The census found that 57% of residents said they have no religion locally. 27% of households live in a terraced house, more than in 76% of UK towns. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 911, in 392 households.

22%aged 65 or over 2.4%born abroad 392households

Ages

A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 86% of UK towns: 8.5%

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

SwingateEngland’s towns

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

The median age in Swingate is 44.9, higher than in 53% of UK towns. 50–54 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents. Across England’s towns, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. In Collingham, the oldest of Nottinghamshire’s towns by this measure, it is 36%.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1518%

15 to 248.5%

25 to 4423%

45 to 6428%

65 and over22%

SwingateNottinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

Swingate

England

WomenMen

About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 86% of UK towns: 6.9%

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 professional8.6%

Lower managerial and professional18%

Intermediate13%

Small employers and self-employed15%

Supervisory and technical7.6%

Semi-routine13%

Routine14%

Never worked or long-term unemployed6%

SwingateNottinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Swingate

6.9%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 6.9%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.1× England’s share

27% of Swingate’s adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 28% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. For comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns. Full-time students account for 4.4%.

Households

A smaller share of one-person households than 77% of UK towns: 27%

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

Living alone, 66+ 16%Living alone, under 66 10%Families with dependent children 27%Couples and families, no young children 45%Shared houses and other 1.5%

Against Nottinghamshire’s towns and England’s towns

Swingate

Nottinghamshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person27%

2 people39%

3 people17%

4 people13%

5 or more4.1%

England’s towns.

At 2.3 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across England’s towns. On average, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns.

Homes & cars

A smaller share of households in detached houses than 58% of UK towns: 26%

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

Type of home

Swingate

Nottinghamshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van16%

One39%

Two35%

Three or more10%

SwingateNottinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Households without a car or van make up 16%, against 24% across England’s towns. 0.5% of households live in a flat, less than in 99% of UK towns; 26% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.

Where people were born

A lower share of residents born outside the UK than 97% of UK towns, at 2.4%

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%

Swingate

2.4%

Nottinghamshire’s towns

13%

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%

Another main language, little or no English0%

SwingateNottinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

With residents whose main language is English at 99%, Swingate is ahead of 86% of UK towns on that count. On average, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in the Middle East and Asia (1%) or in EU countries (0.8%).

Ethnicity & religion

Fewer residents who describe themselves as Christian than 96% of UK towns: 37%

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

SwingateNottinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White1.4%

Asian1.3%

Mixed1.4%

Black0.7%

Other0.1%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 95% of Swingate · Nottinghamshire’s towns 79% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

SwingateNottinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion57%

Christian37%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.9%

Other religion0.4%

Didn’t answer4.9%

0%35%70%

Other than White British, most residents describe themselves as Other White (1.4%), Mixed or multiple (1.4%) and African (0.3%). On residents who describe themselves as White British, Swingate sits higher than 78% of UK towns: 95%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

Unpaid carers: 10%, a higher share than 73% 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 partnership33%

Married or civil partnership47%

Separated2.6%

Divorced9.7%

Widowed6.9%

SwingateNottinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

88residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 10%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week4.4%

20 to 49 hours2.1%

50 hours or more3.7%

Some 32 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. Across the comparison, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. Compared with 39% across England’s towns, 33% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership here.

Qualifications

22% of adults are qualified to degree level

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications22%

Apprenticeship8.8%

A levels or similar20%

Degree level22%

SwingateNottinghamshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Across England’s towns, 18% of adults have no qualification; in Swingate, 22%, while 22% hold one at degree level (34%).

Neighbours

A younger town than 5 of the 7 around it: Swingate

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

KimberleyNuthall and WatnallAwsworthEastwoodIlkestonTrowellHucknallSwingate

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Swingate	911	—	44.9	22%	27%
Kimberley	4,467	0.8 mi	46.2	22%	24%
Nuthall and Watnall	9,581	0.8 mi	46.9	24%	29%
Awsworth	2,444	1.3 mi	45	22%	24%
Eastwood	18,890	2.3 mi	46.8	25%	24%
Ilkeston	38,723	2.6 mi	40.9	18%	27%
Trowell	2,165	3.2 mi	51.7	29%	22%
Hucknall	35,848	3.6 mi	40.3	18%	29%

More about Swingate’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

“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 Swingate’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 Swingate’s residents

What is the population of Swingate?

The 2021 Census counted 911 people in Swingate’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Swingate?

The median age was 44.9 at the 2021 Census. 8.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Swingate?

95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 79% across Nottinghamshire’s towns. 2.4% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Swingate?

57% said they had no religion and 37% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 4.9% didn’t answer.

Is Swingate good for families?

27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Swingate’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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