Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainCorton is older than 99% of UK towns: a median age of 59.2
Where 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns, Corton has 97%. For Corton, the census puts adults who have never married at 22%. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 34%, more than in 83% of UK towns. There were 559 households here at the 2021 Census, home to 1,134 residents.
What the Census says about Corton’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Corton’s residents are under 59.2 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 39% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Many carers
126 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 11% of those 5 and over: more than in 91% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Corton ranks above 99% of UK towns on residents aged 65 and over: 39%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
More residents are 70–74 than any other five-year age: just over one in ten residents, 2.5 times the share across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. Across Corton, 6.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
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.
Fewer full-time students than 99% of UK towns: 2.3%
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
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Across England’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine work; in Corton, 29% and 28%. On average, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns. Here, 6.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
14% of households have dependent children, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
At 2 people, the average household compares with 2.4 across England’s towns. For comparison, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. Shared households of unrelated adults: 2.3% of the total.
Only 2.7% of households live in a flat or apartment in Corton
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
With households in terraced houses at 19%, Corton is behind 54% of UK towns on that count. For households in flats, the comparison across England’s towns is 23%. Households in detached houses: 43% of the total. Fewer households without a car or van than in 53% of UK towns: 15%.
99% of residents have English as their main language, a share 85% of UK towns don’t reach
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
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.5%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.1%). As a reference point, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. On residents born outside the UK, Corton sits lower than 69% of UK towns: 4.6%.
A larger share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 57% of UK towns: 51%
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 Corton · Suffolk’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Besides White British, the main groups are Other White (1.3%), Mixed or multiple (0.7%) and Indian (0.4%). 41% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 50% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, residents who describe themselves as Christian come to 46%.
11% of residents give unpaid care, more than in 91% 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
For 48 residents, unpaid care runs to 50 hours or more a week. Across England’s towns, unpaid carers come to 8.7%. At 53%, the share of married adults and civil partners is higher than in 79% of UK towns.
Degree-level qualifications: 22% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Corton, 22%, and 25% have none, against 18%.
Every neighbour of Corton has a younger population
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corton | 1,134 | — | 59.2 | 39% | 14% |
| Hopton on Sea | 2,575 | 1.8 mi | 51.3 | 28% | 21% |
| Lowestoft | 71,308 | 3.3 mi | 46 | 25% | 25% |
| Gorleston-on-Sea | 24,474 | 4.1 mi | 43.5 | 22% | 27% |
| Bradwell | 11,632 | 4.6 mi | 47.2 | 27% | 25% |
| Belton | 3,603 | 5 mi | 47.5 | 26% | 26% |
| Great Yarmouth | 28,979 | 6.4 mi | 38 | 16% | 29% |
| Kessingland | 4,242 | 6.8 mi | 55 | 34% | 18% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Suffolk’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Suffolk (or England), summed the same way as Corton’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 Corton’s residents
What is the population of Corton?
The 2021 Census counted 1,134 people in Corton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Corton?
The median age was 59.2 at the 2021 Census. 6.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 39% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Corton?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Suffolk’s towns. 4.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Corton?
41% said they had no religion and 51% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 7% didn’t answer.
Is Corton good for families?
14% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Corton’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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