Dolforgan Hall · Photo: Percy Benzie Abery · CC0Residents who describe themselves as White British: 98%, a higher share than 99% of UK towns
With households in detached houses at 57%, Kerry is ahead of 95% of UK towns on that count. On residents aged 15 to 24, Kerry sits lower than nearly four fifths of UK towns: 8.8%. In 2021, the Census found 795 residents here, living in 359 households. Locally, 1.1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Older than 79% of UK towns: half of Kerry is over 48.8
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Across Wales’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 21%; Kerry has 27%. 60–64 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Wales’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Only 4.3% of adults are full-time students in Kerry
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%.
In Kerry, 33% of adults work in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine and semi-routine work, against 29% and 27% across Wales’s towns. Compared with other places, residents who moved in within the year are common here: 9.7%, more than in 69% of UK towns. As a yardstick, 8% of adults are full-time students across Wales’s towns.
Smaller households than 78% of UK towns: 2.2 people on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
People per household
Wales’s towns.
One-person households: 32%, near enough the figure across Wales’s towns. Here, just over a quarter of households have dependent children.
Fewer car-free households than 81% of UK towns: 10%
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 flats are rarer here than in 99% of UK towns. The benchmark for households without a car or van across Wales’s towns: 21%. Locally, 19% of households live in a terraced house.
2.3% born outside the UK, fewer than in 98% 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 10%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1%) or in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1%). Measured more widely, 7.4% of residents were born outside the UK across Wales’s towns. Kerry has more residents whose main language is English than 97% of UK towns, at 99%.
12% of people in Kerry speak Welsh
Welsh language skills, residents aged 3 and over, Census 2021.
Welsh language skills · residents aged 3 and over
Against 16% across Welsh towns, 12% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Welsh here (93 people): more than in 52% of Welsh towns. In Powys, Ystradgynlais has the highest share (32%).
Above 59% of UK towns: 51% of residents describe themselves as Christian
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: 98% of Kerry · Powys’ towns 94% · Wales’s towns 90%.
Religion · all residents
The share of residents with no religion is 40%, against 47% across Wales’s towns. Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 43% across Wales’s towns, for comparison.
12% of residents give unpaid care, a share 98% of UK towns don’t reach
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
Married adults and civil partners make up 50%, against 43% across Wales’s towns. Set beside that, one in ten residents give unpaid care across Wales’s towns. Adults who have never married: 29% of the total.
Degree-level qualifications: held by 30% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Kerry counts 30% of its adults, against 31% across Wales’s towns; at the other end, 17% have no qualification (20%).
Around Kerry, 1 of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry | 795 | — | 48.8 | 27% | 26% |
| Newtown | 10,882 | 2.7 mi | 41.4 | 21% | 26% |
| Bishop's Castle | 1,847 | 11 mi | 53.7 | 32% | 20% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Powys’ towns” and “Wales’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Powys (or Wales), summed the same way as Kerry’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 Kerry’s residents
What is the population of Kerry?
The 2021 Census counted 795 people in Kerry’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Kerry?
The median age was 48.8 at the 2021 Census. 8.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Kerry?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 90% across Wales’s towns and 94% across Powys’ towns. 2.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Kerry?
40% said they had no religion and 51% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 8.1% didn’t answer.
Is Kerry good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 27% across Wales’s towns. Schools are on Kerry’s schools page.
How many people speak Welsh in Kerry?
93 residents aged 3 and over, 12%, said they can speak Welsh at the 2021 Census, against 16% across Welsh towns.
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, TS032). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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