Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.030% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 94% of UK towns
Where 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns, Aldridge has 1.6%. On the census count, a quarter of households have dependent children. At 18%, the share of households in flats is higher than in 78% of UK towns. The town had 15,827 residents and 7,058 households at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 49 (older than 80% of UK towns).
What the Census says about Aldridge’s people
Fewer people than in 2011
ONS mid-year estimates put Aldridge at 15,800 in 2011 and 15,700 in 2024, down 1%, against 10% for England: slower growth than in 89% of UK towns. Since 2011 ↓
Many carers
1,708 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) and ONS mid-year population estimates.
Slower growth than 89% of UK towns: Aldridge changed by −1% since 2011
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Aldridge’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 15,800 people in 2011; 15,700 in 2024.
Split by age, the 65 and over changed most (+7%) and the 30 to 44 least (−5%).
Half of Aldridge is over 49, older than 80% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Compared with 18% across England’s towns, 28% of residents are 65 or over here. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.2% in Aldridge.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Aldridge, 49. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 96% of UK towns, at 6.1%
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%.
The share of full-time students trails two thirds of UK towns: 4.4%. Across England’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%.
Aldridge households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 66% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against West Midlands’ towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Across England’s towns, the share of one-person households is 30%; Aldridge has 32%.
Fewer households in terraced houses than 86% of UK towns: 11%
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
Just over a quarter of households live in a detached house (England’s towns: 21%). In Aldridge, 18% of households have no car or van. Across England’s towns, the share of households in terraced houses is 24%.
Only 4.6% of Aldridge’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 30%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.8%) or in the Middle East and Asia (1.7%). Elsewhere, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Among those born abroad, the share arriving in 2017 or later is 13% (England’s towns: 21%).
60% of residents describe themselves as Christian, a share 94% of UK towns don’t reach
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: 88% of Aldridge · West Midlands’ towns 56% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Islam is the religion of 1.2% of residents. Fewer residents who describe themselves as White British than in 70% of UK towns: 88%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
Aldridge ranks above 91% of UK towns on unpaid carers: 11%
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
The share of adults who have never married is 31%, against 39% across England’s towns. As a reference point, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. Here, nearly half of adults are married or in a civil partnership.
Among adults, 30% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
21% of Aldridge’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 30% have one at degree level (34%).
From a median age of 47 in Aldridge Central to 53 in Aldridge North
The town’s 3 neighbourhoods (ONS middle-layer areas with 500+ residents inside it, named by the House of Commons Library), youngest first. Census 2021.
Aldridge North is the oldest area, with 34% aged 65 or over; Aldridge Central the youngest (median age 47). Families with children are most common in Aldridge South (27% of households).
Of 354 UK towns its size (11,000 to 21,000 people), the 46th oldest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Ages run from 25 in Aberystwyth to 60.4 in Sidmouth. Nearest to Aldridge in age: Berwick-upon-Tweed (49), Guisborough (49), Verwood (49) and Ulverston (49.1).
Nearby, 1 of 7 towns have older populations than Aldridge
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge | 15,827 | — | 49 | 28% | 25% |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 12,844 | 1.5 mi | 42.7 | 21% | 29% |
| Stonnall | 1,340 | 2 mi | 51.7 | 31% | 25% |
| Streetly | 16,790 | 2.4 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 28% |
| Brownhills | 21,238 | 2.5 mi | 42.4 | 20% | 29% |
| Pelsall | 10,455 | 2.5 mi | 47 | 24% | 26% |
| Clayhanger | 1,698 | 2.5 mi | 42.1 | 13% | 32% |
| Walsall | 70,777 | 3.1 mi | 35.3 | 14% | 36% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “West Midlands’ towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in West Midlands (or England), summed the same way as Aldridge’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out. The population trend compares with the whole county and nation.
- Estimates since 2021 are modelled. The ONS builds mid-year estimates from the Census, births, deaths and migration records. Aldridge’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 15,749 people in 2021, against 15,827 in the built-up area.
- 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 Aldridge’s residents
What is the population of Aldridge?
The 2021 Census counted 15,827 people in Aldridge’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 15,700 people in mid-2024, about as many as in 2011.
What is the average age in Aldridge?
The median age was 49 at the 2021 Census, older than 80% of UK towns. 9.2% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Aldridge?
88% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 56% across West Midlands’ towns. 4.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Aldridge?
30% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.2% were Muslim and 5.3% didn’t answer.
Is Aldridge good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Families are most common in Aldridge South (27% of households). Schools are on Aldridge’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) · ONS mid-year population estimates for 2021 LSOAs, mid-2011 to mid-2024 · House of Commons Library MSOA names. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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