Photo: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.021% of households have dependent children, below 93% of UK towns
Residents aged 15 to 24: 14%, above 96% of UK towns. At the 2021 Census, 2,315 people lived in Cannington, in 959 households. For Cannington, the census puts residents who describe themselves as White British at 97%. On households in flats, Cannington sits lower than 87% of UK towns: 4.1%.
Half of Cannington is over 48.3, older than 76% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The largest age band is 15–19: nearly one in ten residents, 1.7 times the share across England’s towns. Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 13% in Cannington, more than in 94% 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
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
On full-time students, 8.7% here is much the same as across England’s towns. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 82% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
2.8% of households are unrelated adults living together, against 4.3% across England’s towns. On the census count, 32% of households are one person living alone.
13% of households have no car or van, below 66% 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
The share of households in detached houses is 33%, against 21% across England’s towns. About one household in 8 lives without a car or van. Households in terraced houses are more common here than in 53% of UK towns.
Cannington ranks below 79% of UK towns on residents born outside the UK: 3.9%
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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The largest groups were born in EU countries (2.2%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.8%). Across England’s towns, 18% of residents were born outside the UK. 99% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 81% of UK towns.
54% of residents describe themselves as Christian, a share 74% of UK towns don’t reach
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: 97% of Cannington · Somerset’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Asked about religion, 39% answered none, against 37% across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns. Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (2%), Mixed or multiple (1%) and Chinese (0.1%).
Adults who have never married: 30%, a lower share than 63% 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
One in ten residents give unpaid care; across England’s towns the figure is 8.7%. On average, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. The share of married adults and civil partners stands at 48%.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 25%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Cannington counts 25% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 19% have no qualification (18%). 20% have A levels as their highest qualification, many of them still studying for a degree.
4 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Cannington
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannington | 2,315 | — | 48.3 | 26% | 21% |
| Wembdon | 1,772 | 2.1 mi | 51.3 | 28% | 25% |
| Bridgwater | 47,846 | 3.3 mi | 37.5 | 15% | 31% |
| Nether Stowey | 1,483 | 4 mi | 52.6 | 34% | 21% |
| Puriton | 2,265 | 4.1 mi | 47.5 | 26% | 26% |
| North Petherton | 3,180 | 4.7 mi | 50.5 | 29% | 23% |
| Woolavington | 2,324 | 5.6 mi | 50.6 | 28% | 22% |
| Highbridge | 5,366 | 6.2 mi | 42 | 21% | 28% |
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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.
- “Somerset’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Somerset (or England), summed the same way as Cannington’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 Cannington’s residents
What is the population of Cannington?
The 2021 Census counted 2,315 people in Cannington’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Cannington?
The median age was 48.3 at the 2021 Census. 14% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Cannington?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Somerset’s towns. 3.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Cannington?
39% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 6.8% didn’t answer.
Is Cannington good for families?
21% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Cannington’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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