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30.9Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Younger than 99% of UK towns: half of Red Lodge is under 30.9

The figure for unpaid carers is 5.5% in Red Lodge and 8.7% across England’s towns. Residents with no religion: 49% of the total. Households without a car or van are rarer here than in 98% of UK towns. At the 2021 Census Red Lodge was home to 5,771 people in 2,381 households.

6.1%aged 65 or over 27%born abroad 2,381households

What stands out · In brief

What the Census says about Red Lodge’s people

30.9median age, younger than 99% of UK towns 27%born outside the UK; England’s towns 18%38%of households have dependent children; England’s towns 29%17%of residents had moved in within the year before the Census; England’s towns 11%

Younger than most towns

Half of Red Lodge’s residents are under 30.9 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 11% are 15 to 24 and 6.1% are 65 or over. Ages ↓

More born abroad than most towns

27% of residents were born outside the UK, against 11% across Suffolk’s towns and 18% across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (15%) and in EU countries (7.3%). Where people were born ↓

A town of families

38% of Red Lodge’s 2,381 households had dependent children in 2021, more than in 97% of UK towns. 25% of residents are under 15. Households ↓

A town people move to

17% of residents gave a different address a year before the 2021 Census, 1.6 times the share across England’s towns. Students & newcomers ↓

Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).

Ages

Red Lodge ranks below 99% of UK towns on residents aged 65 and over: 6.1%

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

Red LodgeEngland’s towns

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

Set against 12% across England’s towns, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Red Lodge. On average, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Median age of UK towns of 2,500+

2535455565

■ Red Lodge, 30.9. The typical town is 44.4.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1525%

15 to 2411%

25 to 4442%

45 to 6416%

65 and over6.1%

Red LodgeSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

Red Lodge

England

WomenMen

About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

Red Lodge sits above 97% of UK towns for residents who moved in within the year (17%)

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 students5.1%

Higher managerial and professional14%

Lower managerial and professional25%

Intermediate14%

Small employers and self-employed9.3%

Supervisory and technical7%

Semi-routine11%

Routine11%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.5%

Red LodgeSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Red Lodge

17%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

937

residents, 17%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

281

5.1× England’s share

Where 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns, Red Lodge has 5.1%. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across England’s towns.

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.

Households

Red Lodge: 38% of households have dependent children, above 97% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 4%Living alone, under 66 23%Families with dependent children 38%Couples and families, no young children 33%Shared houses and other 2.1%

Against Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns

Red Lodge

Suffolk’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person26%

2 people34%

3 people18%

4 people15%

5 or more6.5%

England’s towns.

One-person households: 27% here and 30% across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. The average household has 2.4 people. Few places have so few shared households of unrelated adults: 2.1% here, fewer than in 64% of UK towns.

Homes & cars

More detached houses than 58% of UK towns: 32% of households

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

Type of home

Red Lodge

Suffolk’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van5.5%

One39%

Two46%

Three or more10%

Red LodgeSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

9.4% of households live in a flat or apartment, against 23% across England’s towns. For comparison, 21% of households live in a detached house across England’s towns. Households in terraced houses are more common here than in 62% of UK towns.

Where people were born

In Red Lodge, 27% of residents were born outside the UK, more than in 97% 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 35%

Red Lodge

27%

Suffolk’s towns

11%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

When those born abroad arrived

Red LodgeEngland’s towns

Before 19711971–801981–901991–20002001–102011–132014–162017–192020–21

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language93%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well6%

Another main language, little or no English1%

Red LodgeSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (15%) and in EU countries (7.3%). Typically, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. On residents whose main language is English, Red Lodge sits lower than 85% of UK towns: 93%. Nearly three fifths of those born abroad arrived in 2017 or later, against 21% across England’s towns.

Ethnicity & religion

Red Lodge sits below 88% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as Christian (42%)

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

Red LodgeSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White15%

Asian2.9%

Mixed5.1%

Black3.7%

Other2.3%

0%9%18%

White British, not charted: 71% of Red Lodge · Suffolk’s towns 86% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

Red LodgeSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion49%

Christian42%

Muslim0.9%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist1.1%

Other religion0.4%

Didn’t answer6.6%

0%30%60%

Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (15%), Mixed or multiple (5.1%) and African (1.6%). Across England’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 46%. Compared with other places, residents who describe themselves as White British are scarce here: 71%, fewer than in 92% of UK towns.

Relationships & caring

Adults who have never married make up 38% in Red Lodge, more than in 81% 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

Never married or in a civil partnership38%

Married or civil partnership49%

Separated2.4%

Divorced8.5%

Widowed2.4%

Red LodgeSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

285residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 5.5%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week2.9%

20 to 49 hours0.9%

50 hours or more1.7%

Against a figure of 44% across England’s towns, the share of married adults and civil partners in Red Lodge comes in at 49%. Set beside that, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. 88 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week.

Qualifications

Adults qualified to degree level or above: 32%

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications18%

Apprenticeship5.3%

A levels or similar18%

Degree level32%

Red LodgeSuffolk’s townsEngland’s towns

With 32% of its adults qualified to degree level, Red Lodge compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 18% hold no qualification (18%).

Towns its size

7th lowest median age among 624 UK towns of 4,000 to 8,000

Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.

Red Lodge 30.9

BailriggBarton on SeaBrayton

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At the ends of the range sit Bailrigg (18.9), the youngest, and Barton on Sea (65.3), the oldest. Nearest to Red Lodge in age: Cranbrook (30.5), Queen's Hills (30.8), Wixams (31.2) and Beck Row (31.4).

Neighbours

The towns around Red Lodge are all older

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

KentfordMildenhallIslehamFordhamBeck RowNewmarketBarrowRed Lodge

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Red Lodge	5,771	—	30.9	6.1%	38%
Kentford	1,124	2.3 mi	39.9	19%	34%
Mildenhall	9,684	3.1 mi	38.2	19%	26%
Isleham	2,287	4.3 mi	44.6	23%	28%
Fordham	2,566	4.5 mi	44.5	21%	29%
Beck Row	4,129	4.7 mi	31.4	11%	34%
Newmarket	18,857	5.5 mi	40.2	18%	23%
Barrow	1,961	5.6 mi	45.3	25%	27%

More about Red Lodge’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health A⁻Life expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commute B⁺Income, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of living B⁻Owners 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

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.
“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 Red Lodge’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 Red Lodge’s residents

What is the population of Red Lodge?

The 2021 Census counted 5,771 people in Red Lodge’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Red Lodge?

The median age was 30.9 at the 2021 Census, younger than 99% of UK towns. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 6.1% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Red Lodge?

71% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 86% across Suffolk’s towns. 27% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Red Lodge?

49% said they had no religion and 42% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.9% were Muslim and 6.6% didn’t answer.

Is Red Lodge good for families?

38% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Red Lodge’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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