Photo: Nick Chipchase · CC BY-SA 2.0A lower share of households in flats than 98% of UK towns, at 1.7%
33% of residents said they have no religion (England’s towns: 37%). There were 585 households in Trull at the 2021 Census, home to 1,427 residents. Here, just over a fifth of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership. With a median age of 49.6, Trull is older than 83% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Trull’s people
Many older residents
29% of residents were 65 or over in 2021, more than in 89% of UK towns; 16% of households are someone 66 or over living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
29% of Trull is 65 or over, a higher share than 89% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (8.9%), Trull is below 77% of UK towns. The largest age band is 55–59: 7.5% of residents. Measured more widely, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
A student village: 5.2% of adults study full-time
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%.
Residents who moved in within the year are about as common here as across England’s towns: 11%. Full-time students: 7.9% across England’s towns, for comparison.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Trull sits below 89% of UK towns for one-person households (24%)
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.
At 2.4 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across England’s towns. One-person households make up 30% across England’s towns. For Trull, the census puts shared households of unrelated adults at 2.7%. 29% of households have dependent children, more than in 68% of UK towns.
Households without a car or van make up 5.9% in Trull, less than in 97% 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
Households in terraced houses: 16% here and 24% across England’s towns. Here, 58% of households live in a detached house.
More residents whose main language is English than 90% of UK towns: 99%
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
4.4% of residents were born outside the UK; across England’s towns the figure is 18%. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2.1%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.8%).
Above 91% of UK towns: 58% 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: 95% of Trull · Somerset’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
95% of residents describe themselves as White British, against 89% across Somerset’s towns and 73% across England’s towns. The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns is 46%. Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (2.5%), Mixed or multiple (1.6%) and Indian (0.7%).
62% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 99% 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
37 people care, unpaid, for 50 hours or more a week. At 9.2%, the share of unpaid carers is lower than in 54% of UK towns. By way of comparison, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns.
Degree-level qualifications: held by 49% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 49% of adults in Trull (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 9.3% (England’s towns: 18%).
Around Trull, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trull | 1,427 | — | 49.6 | 29% | 29% |
| Taunton | 61,667 | 1.8 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 26% |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 3,770 | 2.6 mi | 35.7 | 14% | 31% |
| Ruishton | 1,476 | 3.4 mi | 54.1 | 33% | 22% |
| Monkton Heathfield | 4,584 | 3.9 mi | 34.2 | 12% | 40% |
| Creech St Michael | 2,327 | 4.1 mi | 46.6 | 27% | 30% |
| Cotford St Luke | 2,411 | 4.4 mi | 36.9 | 12% | 39% |
| Wellington | 13,815 | 4.8 mi | 45 | 24% | 25% |
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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 Trull’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 Trull’s residents
What is the population of Trull?
The 2021 Census counted 1,427 people in Trull’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Trull?
The median age was 49.6 at the 2021 Census. 8.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 29% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Trull?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Somerset’s towns. 4.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Trull?
33% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 7.1% didn’t answer.
Is Trull good for families?
29% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Trull’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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