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42.2Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Only 1.5% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home in Rocester

58% of residents describe themselves as Christian; across England’s towns the figure is 46%. Households in detached houses: 16% of the total. Rocester has more households in terraced houses than 84% of UK towns, at 31%. There were 744 households locally at the 2021 Census, home to 1,679 residents.

18%aged 65 or over 3.9%born abroad 744households

Ages

Rocester is younger than 68% of UK towns: a median age of 42.2

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

RocesterEngland’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

Residents aged 65 and over: 18%, near enough the figure across England’s towns. For Rocester, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.9%.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1518%

15 to 249.9%

25 to 4425%

45 to 6429%

65 and over18%

RocesterStaffordshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

Rocester

England

WomenMen

About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

Rocester ranks below 95% of UK towns on residents who moved in within the year: 6.3%

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

Full-time students4.9%

Higher managerial and professional7.8%

Lower managerial and professional14%

Intermediate11%

Small employers and self-employed7.8%

Supervisory and technical9.7%

Semi-routine14%

Routine25%

Never worked or long-term unemployed6.8%

RocesterStaffordshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

Rocester

6.4%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

105

residents, 6.3%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.4× England’s share

Against a figure of 7.9% across England’s towns, the share of full-time students in Rocester comes in at 4.9%. For comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.

Households

Rocester households average 2.3 people, smaller than in 60% of UK towns

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 14%Living alone, under 66 16%Families with dependent children 28%Couples and families, no young children 40%Shared houses and other 1.5%

Against Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns

Rocester

Staffordshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person30%

2 people37%

3 people15%

4 people13%

5 or more4.7%

England’s towns.

On the census count, 30% of households are one person living alone. In Rocester, 28% of households have dependent children, beside 29% across England’s towns.

Homes & cars

A lower share of households in flats than 67% of UK towns, at 7.8%

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Rocester

Staffordshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van16%

One43%

Two32%

Three or more9.2%

RocesterStaffordshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Across England’s towns, 24% of households have no car or van; in Rocester, 16%. The wider picture: 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.

Where people were born

Residents born outside the UK: 3.9%, a lower share than 78% 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 25%

Rocester

Staffordshire’s towns

8.2%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language98%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well1.5%

Another main language, little or no English0.8%

RocesterStaffordshire’s townsEngland’s towns

By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2.3%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1%). Set beside that, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. 98% of residents have English as their main language (England’s towns: 90%).

Ethnicity & religion

A higher share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 66% of UK towns, at 94%

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

RocesterStaffordshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White2.6%

Asian0.5%

Mixed1.7%

Black0.3%

Other0.8%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 94% of Rocester · Staffordshire’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

RocesterStaffordshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion37%

Christian58%

Muslim0.5%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.8%

Other religion0.1%

Didn’t answer3.8%

0%35%70%

Residents with no religion are about as common here as across England’s towns, at 37%. On average, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. Other than White British, most residents describe themselves as Other White (2.6%), Mixed or multiple (1.7%) and Indian (0.2%).

Relationships & caring

Above 81% of UK towns: 11% of residents give unpaid care

Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.

Partnership status · residents 16 and over

Never married or in a civil partnership35%

Married or civil partnership45%

Separated2.9%

Divorced11%

Widowed6.4%

RocesterStaffordshire’s townsEngland’s towns

170residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 11%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week5.4%

20 to 49 hours2.2%

50 hours or more3.1%

44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns, against 45% in Rocester. For unpaid carers, the comparison across England’s towns is 8.7%. The census found that 35% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership here.

Qualifications

Adults qualified to degree level or above: 23%

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications22%

Apprenticeship6.9%

A levels or similar18%

Degree level23%

RocesterStaffordshire’s townsEngland’s towns

22% of Rocester’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 23% have one at degree level (34%).

Neighbours

Median age: 6 of the 7 towns around Rocester are older

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

DoveridgeUttoxeterMayfieldUpper TeanAshbourneCheadleHattonRocester

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Rocester	1,679	—	42.2	18%	28%
Doveridge	1,760	3.3 mi	48.9	24%	23%
Uttoxeter	14,024	3.8 mi	41.9	19%	29%
Mayfield	1,099	4.7 mi	50.3	28%	20%
Upper Tean	3,244	6.2 mi	46.5	23%	27%
Ashbourne	8,854	6.2 mi	46.2	23%	26%
Cheadle	11,403	6.6 mi	47.6	25%	24%
Hatton	2,560	8.6 mi	44.1	20%	26%

More about Rocester’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health B⁻Life expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commute CIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of living AOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax Schools DEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

“Staffordshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Staffordshire (or England), summed the same way as Rocester’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 Rocester’s residents

What is the population of Rocester?

The 2021 Census counted 1,679 people in Rocester’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Rocester?

The median age was 42.2 at the 2021 Census. 9.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Rocester?

94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Staffordshire’s towns. 3.9% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Rocester?

37% said they had no religion and 58% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.5% were Muslim and 3.8% didn’t answer.

Is Rocester good for families?

28% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Rocester’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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