Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Households with dependent children: 38%, a higher share than 97% of UK towns
Where nearly a quarter of households have no car or van across England’s towns, Colerne has 5.6%. At 1.3%, the share of households in flats is lower than in 99% of UK towns. The 2021 Census counted 2,415 residents in 892 households. Here, 20% of households are one person living alone.
What the Census says about Colerne’s people
A village of families
38% of Colerne’s 892 households had dependent children in 2021, more than in 97% of UK towns. 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Colerne’s residents are under 37.9 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 10% are 15 to 24 and 18% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Half of Colerne is under 37.9, younger than 89% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
More residents are 30–34 than any other five-year age: 7.8% of residents. Lower than in nearly four fifths of UK towns: 18% of residents are 65 or over. The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 10% in Colerne and 12% across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
More residents who moved in within the year than 94% of UK towns: 13%
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%.
Where 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns, Colerne has 4.5%. Elsewhere, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Larger households than 95% of UK towns: 2.6 people on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Wiltshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Where 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns, Colerne has 1.5%.
25% of households live in a terraced house, more than in 67% of UK towns
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
Locally, 29% of households live in a detached house. Across England’s towns, the share of households in terraced houses is 24%.
A larger share of residents born outside the UK than 73% of UK towns: 9.8%
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Across England’s towns, just over a fifth of those born abroad arrived in 2017 or later; here, 17%. As a reference point, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Locally, 97% of residents have English as their main language.
Residents with no religion make up 42% in Colerne, more than in 59% 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: 91% of Colerne · Wiltshire’s towns 84% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 91%, against 73% across England’s towns. For residents with no religion, the comparison across England’s towns is 37%. Here, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian.
Colerne sits above 96% of UK towns for married adults and civil partners (59%)
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
43 people care, unpaid, for 50 hours or more a week. As a yardstick, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. Fewer adults who have never married than in 79% of UK towns: 28%. With unpaid carers at 7.4%, Colerne is behind 93% of UK towns on that count.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 41%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
41% of Colerne’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 11% have none (18%).
Colerne is younger than every town around it
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colerne | 2,415 | — | 37.9 | 18% | 38% |
| Marshfield | 1,299 | 2.3 mi | 51.1 | 26% | 25% |
| Box | 1,287 | 2.5 mi | 49.3 | 25% | 31% |
| Rudloe | 2,863 | 2.6 mi | 42.3 | 21% | 32% |
| Corsham | 10,887 | 3.5 mi | 44.1 | 22% | 29% |
| Batheaston | 3,878 | 3.5 mi | 46.1 | 21% | 29% |
| Bathford | 1,153 | 3.6 mi | 50.7 | 29% | 26% |
| Bathampton | 1,698 | 4.5 mi | 49.3 | 29% | 28% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Wiltshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Wiltshire (or England), summed the same way as Colerne’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 Colerne’s residents
What is the population of Colerne?
The 2021 Census counted 2,415 people in Colerne’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Colerne?
The median age was 37.9 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Colerne?
91% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 84% across Wiltshire’s towns. 9.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Colerne?
42% said they had no religion and 46% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 7.9% didn’t answer.
Is Colerne good for families?
38% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Colerne’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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