Please note this page will be updated in line with the Census 2021.
Figures are for Devon CC population area. Unless otherwise stated, figures are from the ONS 2011 Census – Office for National Statistics. © Crown copyright. Published under the Open Government Licence.
Age
| Age group | Total number | % | Group % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged under 1 year | 6,800 | 0.86 | |
| Aged 1 – 4 years | 30,500 | 3.84 | |
| Aged 5 – 9 years | 43,000 | 5.41 | |
| Aged 10 – 14 years | 41,800 | 5.26 | 15.35 |
| Aged 15 – 19 years | 41,700 | 5.24 | |
| Aged 20 – 24 years | 44,100 | 5.55 | |
| Aged 25 – 29 years | 44,200 | 5.56 | |
| Aged 30 – 34 years | 40,900 | 5.14 | 21.49 |
| Aged 35 – 39 years | 41,700 | 5.24 | |
| Aged 40 – 44 years | 40,700 | 5.12 | |
| Aged 45 – 49 years | 51,500 | 6.48 | |
| Aged 50 – 54 years | 58,000 | 7.29 | 24.13 |
| Aged 55 – 59 years | 57,000 | 7.17 | |
| Aged 60 – 64 years | 53,100 | 6.68 | |
| Aged 65 – 69 years | 53,900 | 6.78 | |
| Aged 70 – 74 years | 54,800 | 6.89 | 27.52 |
| Aged 75 – 79 years | 36,500 | 4.59 | |
| Aged 80 – 84 years | 26,700 | 3.36 | |
| Aged 85 and over | 28,300 | 3.56 | 18.40 |
| 795,200 |
[ONS Mid Year Estimate 2018: Find out more]
Definition and needs profile for Age
Disability
- One in five (20%) people are disabled.
- 8.6% say their day to day activities are limited a lot.
- 10.9% say their day to day activities are limited a little.
Carers
- 88.6% of people do not provide unpaid care.
- 7.6% provide 1 to 19 hours a week of unpaid care.
- 1.3% provide 20 to 49 hours a week of unpaid care.
- 2.5% provide 50 or more hours a week of unpaid care.
Definition and needs profile for Disability
Race/ethnicity
- 94.9% White British.
- 2.5% White Other.
- 2.6% Black, Asian, or other ethnic minority.
Definition and needs profile for Race/ethnicity
Languages spoken in Devon
Migration data
Religion and belief
- 61.5% Christian.
- 28.5% No religion or belief.
- 8.4% not stated.
- 1.6% Other religions including Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and Jews.
Definition and needs profile for Religion and belief
Sex and Gender Identity
- 48.6% Male.
- 51.4% Female.
The Gender Identity Research and Education Service (GIRES) estimate around 1% of the population has some form of gender variance and about 0.2% may undergo gender reassignment.
Definition and needs profile for Sex and Gender Identity
Sexual orientation
It’s thought between 6 and 10% of the population identify as lesbian or gay.
The number of same-sex couples recorded as living together in the UK rose by more than 50% in the three years to 2018. The Office for National Statistics says there were 232,000 in 2018, compared with 152,000 in 2015. More than a quarter of them were married. The figures also reveal one in four 20- to 34-year-olds – 3.4 million in total – was living with their parents. And opposite-sex couples “increasingly choose to live together before, or without, getting married”. Source: BBC