Photo: Chemical Engineer · CC BY-SA 4.0A higher share of households with dependent children than 93% of UK towns, at 35%
Households without a car or van: 26%, above 89% of UK towns. At 6.6%, the share of households in flats is lower than in 74% of UK towns. Jump’s 603 households held 1,424 residents at the 2021 Census. The share of unpaid carers stands at 11%.
What the Census says about Jump’s people
A village of families
35% of Jump’s 603 households had dependent children in 2021, more than in 93% of UK towns. 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Jump’s residents are under 38.5 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 8.4% are 15 to 24 and 15% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
More with no religion than most
48% of residents answered “no religion” in 2021 and 45% Christian, against 37% and 46% across England’s towns. Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Younger than 87% of UK towns: half of Jump is under 38.5
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
In Jump, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 12% across England’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over are rarer here than in 90% of UK 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.
7.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 74% 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%.
Across England’s towns, 33% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Jump has 24% and 33%. 5.5% of adults are full-time students, more than in 74% of UK towns. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across England’s towns: 11%.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Larger households than 70% of UK towns: 2.4 people on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against South Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Shared households of unrelated adults: 2.7% here and 4.3% across England’s towns. The census found that 29% of households are one person living alone in Jump.
15% of households live in a detached house, fewer than in 85% 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
Across England’s towns, 24% of households live in a terraced house; in Jump, 23%. 6.6% of households live in a flat, less than in 74% of UK towns; 15% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
A lower share of residents born outside the UK than 88% of UK towns, at 3.2%
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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.6%) or in the Middle East and Asia (0.8%). For residents born outside the UK, the comparison across England’s towns is 18%. Residents whose main language is English make up 98%, against 90% across England’s towns.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 89% of UK towns, at 48%
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 Jump · South Yorkshire’s towns 83% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Compared with 73% across England’s towns, 95% of residents describe themselves as White British here. The benchmark for residents with no religion across England’s towns: 37%. Locally, 45% of residents describe themselves as Christian.
36% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, more than in 74% 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
Married adults and civil partners are about as common here as across England’s towns, at 44%. The comparison figure for adults who have never married is 39% across England’s towns.
21% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 21% of adults in Jump (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 30% (England’s towns: 18%).
Every nearby town is older than Jump
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump | 1,424 | — | 38.5 | 15% | 35% |
| Hemingfield | 1,815 | 0.7 mi | 42.6 | 17% | 28% |
| Hoyland | 15,527 | 0.8 mi | 45 | 22% | 25% |
| Wombwell | 16,758 | 1.5 mi | 39 | 16% | 29% |
| Brampton | 4,620 | 1.9 mi | 39 | 15% | 35% |
| Birdwell | 3,363 | 2.2 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 23% |
| Worsbrough | 8,840 | 2.4 mi | 44.2 | 21% | 26% |
| Darfield | 7,209 | 2.8 mi | 44.3 | 23% | 26% |
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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.
- “South Yorkshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in South Yorkshire (or England), summed the same way as Jump’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 Jump’s residents
What is the population of Jump?
The 2021 Census counted 1,424 people in Jump’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Jump?
The median age was 38.5 at the 2021 Census. 8.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 15% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Jump?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 83% across South Yorkshire’s towns. 3.2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Jump?
48% said they had no religion and 45% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.8% were Muslim and 5.3% didn’t answer.
Is Jump good for families?
35% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Jump’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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