Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0Todwick is older than 93% of UK towns: a median age of 52.7
In Todwick, 70% of households live in a detached house, beside 21% across England’s towns. At the 2021 Census, 1,353 people lived in the village, in 578 households. Census figures put households in terraced houses at 1.2% locally. On married adults and civil partners, Todwick sits higher than 99% of UK towns: 64%.
What the Census says about Todwick’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Todwick’s residents are under 52.7 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 32% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Many carers
148 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 11% of those 5 and over: more than in 92% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Todwick ranks above 94% of UK towns on residents aged 65 and over: 32%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
More residents are 70–74 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents, 1.9 times the share across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 18% of residents are 65 or over. The census found that 9.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Todwick.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Only 8.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Todwick
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%.
41% of Todwick’s adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 14% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across England’s towns: 11%. Census figures put full-time students at 4.9% locally.
A lower share of one-person households than 91% of UK towns, at 24%
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.
Across England’s towns, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home; in Todwick, 1.7%. Measured more widely, 30% of households are one person living alone across England’s towns. The census found that a quarter of households have dependent children locally.
Todwick ranks below 90% of UK towns on households in flats: 3.6%
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
11% of households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
Only 3.4% of Todwick’s residents were born outside the UK
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 (1.9%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1%). The usual figure: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Compared with other places, residents whose main language is English are common here: 99%, more than in 94% of UK towns.
Todwick sits above 98% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as Christian (63%)
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: 96% of Todwick · South Yorkshire’s towns 83% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Next after White British come Other White (1.3%), Mixed or multiple (0.7%) and Chinese (0.4%). Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 46% across England’s towns, for comparison. Todwick has more residents who describe themselves as White British than 88% of UK towns, at 96%. Compared with 37% across England’s towns, 30% of residents said they have no religion here.
19% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, below 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
57 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. For adults who have never married, the comparison across England’s towns is 39%. Compared with other places, unpaid carers are common here: 11%, more than in 92% of UK towns.
34% of adults have a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
34% of Todwick’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 16% have none (18%).
The towns around Todwick are all younger
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todwick | 1,353 | — | 52.7 | 32% | 25% |
| Kiveton Park | 7,102 | 0.9 mi | 41.6 | 19% | 30% |
| South Anston | 2,526 | 1.4 mi | 52.7 | 33% | 23% |
| North Anston | 6,599 | 1.8 mi | 47.1 | 24% | 27% |
| Harthill | 1,729 | 2.1 mi | 50.8 | 27% | 23% |
| Dinnington | 10,962 | 2.1 mi | 39.8 | 17% | 31% |
| Swallownest and Aston | 14,912 | 2.5 mi | 43.3 | 21% | 29% |
| Thurcroft | 6,101 | 3 mi | 37 | 16% | 32% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “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 Todwick’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 Todwick’s residents
What is the population of Todwick?
The 2021 Census counted 1,353 people in Todwick’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Todwick?
The median age was 52.7 at the 2021 Census. 9.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 32% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Todwick?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 83% across South Yorkshire’s towns. 3.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Todwick?
30% said they had no religion and 63% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 5.3% didn’t answer.
Is Todwick good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Todwick’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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