Austrey ranks below 99% of UK towns on households in flats: 0.6%
Against a figure of 24% across England’s towns, the share of households without a car or van in Austrey comes in at 7.1%. There were 467 households locally at the 2021 Census, home to 1,140 residents. For Austrey, the census puts one-person households at 20%. Compared with other places, married adults and civil partners are common here: 56%, more than in 92% of UK towns.
Older than 75% of UK towns: half of Austrey is over 48.1
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
55–59 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across England’s towns. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 9.1%. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 66% of UK towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Only 4.6% of adults are full-time students in Austrey
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%.
On residents who moved in within the year, 11% here is much the same as across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Larger households than 82% of UK towns: 2.4 people on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Warwickshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
28% of households have dependent children (England’s towns: 29%). The share of shared households of unrelated adults stands at 3.4%.
A larger share of households in detached houses than 96% of UK towns: 60%
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
The share of households in terraced houses trails 85% of UK towns: 11%. At the same time, 0.6% of households live in a flat, less than in 99% of UK towns; 60% in a detached house, against 21% across England’s towns.
Residents born outside the UK: 1.9%, a lower share than 99% 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%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (1.1%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.3%). For residents born outside the UK, the comparison across England’s towns is 18%. The figure for residents whose main language is English is 100% in Austrey and 90% across England’s towns.
In Austrey, 96% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 87% of UK towns
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 Austrey · Warwickshire’s towns 81% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Here 38% of residents said they have no religion, where the figure across England’s towns is 37%. By contrast, residents who describe themselves as Christian are more common here than in 83% of UK towns. Typically, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. After White British, the most common groups are Other White (1.9%), Indian (0.8%) and Mixed or multiple (0.7%).
Adults who have never married: 28%, a lower share than 78% 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
Some 27 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. The comparison figure for adults who have never married is 39% across England’s towns. On unpaid carers, Austrey sits lower than 51% of UK towns: 9.3%.
37% of adults hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Austrey counts 37% of its adults, against 34% across England’s towns; at the other end, 15% have no qualification (18%).
1 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Austrey
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrey | 1,140 | — | 48.1 | 24% | 28% |
| Warton | 1,472 | 2 mi | 48.1 | 25% | 29% |
| Appleby Magna | 1,301 | 2.5 mi | 48.5 | 22% | 26% |
| Polesworth | 1,955 | 2.9 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 31% |
| Polesworth and Dordon | 7,552 | 3.9 mi | 41.9 | 20% | 28% |
| Measham | 5,373 | 4.2 mi | 43.3 | 20% | 27% |
| Grendon | 2,427 | 4.7 mi | 40.9 | 20% | 32% |
| Tamworth | 76,074 | 5 mi | 40.8 | 19% | 30% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Warwickshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Warwickshire (or England), summed the same way as Austrey’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 Austrey’s residents
What is the population of Austrey?
The 2021 Census counted 1,140 people in Austrey’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Austrey?
The median age was 48.1 at the 2021 Census. 9.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 24% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Austrey?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 81% across Warwickshire’s towns. 1.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Austrey?
38% said they had no religion and 56% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 5.2% didn’t answer.
Is Austrey good for families?
28% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Austrey’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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