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PE31

Census 2021 — Full Demographic Breakdown

The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for PE31 district. Figures are sourced from the Office for National Statistics and cover ethnicity, age, religion, education, occupation, housing tenure, and more.

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Ethnicity

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

5/10

City

7/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

White: English

96.4%88.8%74.4%

White: Other White

1.4%6.1%6.2%

White: Irish

0.6%0.4%0.9%

Other Asian

0.2%0.6%1.6%

White and Asian

0.2%0.3%0.8%

Other Mixed

0.2%0.4%0.8%

White: Gypsy

0.2%0.3%0.1%

White and Black Caribbean

0.2%0.3%0.9%

Any other ethnic group

0.1%0.6%1.6%

Indian

0.1%0.8%3.1%

Chinese

0.1%0.3%0.7%

African

0.1%0.3%2.5%

Caribbean

0.1%0.1%1.0%

White and Black African

0.1%0.3%0.4%

Arab

0.0%0.1%0.6%

Other Black

0.0%0.1%0.5%

Pakistani

0.0%0.1%2.7%

White: Roma

0.0%0.1%0.2%

Bangladeshi

0.0%0.1%1.1%

Main Ethnicity

White: English

96.4% of the population (UK avg: 74.4%)

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White: English+7.6pp

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White: Other White-4.7pp

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Religion

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

Christian

58.9%52.4%46.2%

No religion

33.7%39.5%37.2%

Not answered

6.3%6.3%6.0%

Other religion

0.6%0.5%0.6%

Buddhist

0.2%0.3%0.5%

Jewish

0.1%0.1%0.5%

Muslim

0.1%0.5%6.5%

Hindu

0.0%0.3%1.7%

Sikh

0.0%0.1%0.9%

Main Religion

Christian

58.9% of the population (UK avg: 46.2%)

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Christian+6.5pp

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No religion-5.8pp

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Education

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

4/10

City

3/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

Level 4 and above

25.6%23.3%33.8%

No qualifications

23.2%23.4%18.2%

Level 3

14.8%16.4%16.9%

Level 2

14.4%15.1%13.4%

Level 1 and entry level

11.4%12.1%9.6%

Apprenticeship

7.4%6.4%5.3%

Other

3.2%3.3%2.8%

Main Education

Level 4 and above

25.6% of the population (UK avg: 33.8%)

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Level 4 and above+2.3pp

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Age

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

9/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

70-74

11.0%7.0%5.0%

75-79

8.7%5.3%3.6%

65-69

8.6%6.3%4.9%

60-64

7.9%6.8%5.8%

55-59

7.7%7.4%6.8%

50-54

6.8%6.9%6.9%

80-84

5.9%3.7%2.5%

85+

5.3%3.5%2.4%

45-49

5.1%5.9%6.4%

10-14

4.2%5.4%6.0%

40-44

4.1%5.2%6.3%

5-9

3.8%5.4%5.9%

15-19

3.8%4.7%5.7%

35-39

3.7%5.5%6.7%

25-29

3.6%5.6%6.5%

30-34

3.4%5.9%7.0%

20-24

3.2%4.7%6.0%

0-4

3.0%4.7%5.4%

Main Age

70-74

11.0% of the population (UK avg: 5.0%)

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70-74+4.0pp

75-79+3.4pp

65-69+2.3pp

80-84+2.2pp

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30-34-2.5pp

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Occupation

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

4/10

City

3/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

Skilled trades

16.4%14.0%10.3%

Managers and directors

15.1%12.0%12.8%

Professional

14.0%13.8%20.2%

Elementary occupations

11.1%12.0%10.5%

Caring and leisure

11.0%10.9%9.4%

Associate professional

10.5%10.9%13.2%

Administrative and secretarial

8.8%8.9%9.3%

Sales and customer service

7.1%7.6%7.5%

Process and machine operatives

6.2%9.9%7.0%

Main Occupation

Skilled trades

16.4% of the population (UK avg: 10.3%)

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Skilled trades+2.4pp

Managers and directors+3.1pp

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Process and machine operatives-3.7pp

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Socio-economic

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

4/10

City

3/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

Lower managerial and professional

20.0%18.6%19.9%

Small employers and own account

15.2%12.8%10.6%

Semi-routine

14.2%14.1%11.4%

Routine

12.4%15.5%12.1%

Intermediate

11.4%11.6%11.4%

Higher managerial and professional

10.2%9.0%13.1%

Never worked / long-term unemployed

7.3%7.7%8.5%

Lower supervisory and technical

6.5%7.0%5.4%

Full-time students

2.8%3.7%7.7%

Main Socio-economic

Lower managerial and professional

20.0% of the population (UK avg: 19.9%)

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Small employers and own account+2.4pp

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Routine-3.1pp

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Industry

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

4/10

City

3/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

Wholesale and retail

16.0%16.5%15.0%

Health and social work

13.9%15.3%14.7%

Construction

12.6%10.7%8.7%

Accommodation and food

8.3%5.4%4.9%

Education

7.9%7.8%9.8%

Administrative and support

6.7%5.1%5.2%

Manufacturing

6.0%11.1%7.3%

Professional and scientific

5.9%4.2%6.6%

Other

5.3%4.3%4.6%

Public administration

4.2%5.7%5.9%

Agriculture

3.5%3.3%0.9%

Transport and storage

2.7%3.9%5.0%

Financial and insurance

2.1%2.2%3.8%

Real estate

1.9%1.3%1.5%

Information and communication

1.8%1.8%4.6%

Water and waste

0.7%0.9%0.7%

Electricity and gas

0.3%0.4%0.6%

Mining

0.2%0.2%0.2%

Main Industry

Wholesale and retail

16.0% of the population (UK avg: 15.0%)

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Accommodation and food+2.9pp

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Manufacturing-5.1pp

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Economic Status

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

2/10

City

4/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

Retired

43.2%29.9%21.6%

Employee: Full-time

21.0%31.0%34.1%

Employee: Part-time

11.1%12.2%11.9%

Self-employed w/o employees: FT

4.7%4.6%4.5%

Self-employed w/o employees: PT

4.3%3.4%3.5%

Looking after home

3.7%4.4%4.8%

Long-term sick or disabled

3.3%4.3%4.2%

Other

2.2%2.6%3.1%

Student

2.0%2.7%5.6%

Unemployed

1.8%2.2%2.8%

Self-employed w/employees: FT

1.3%1.2%1.2%

Student+Employee: PT

0.5%0.7%1.2%

Self-employed w/employees: PT

0.4%0.3%0.4%

Student+Unemployed

0.3%0.3%0.6%

Student+Employee: FT

0.1%0.2%0.3%

Student+Self-emp w/o emp: PT

0.0%0.0%0.1%

Student+Self-emp w/o emp: FT

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Main Economic Status

Retired

43.2% of the population (UK avg: 21.6%)

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Retired+13.3pp

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Employee: Full-time-10.0pp

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Housing Tenure

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

8/10

City

6/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

Owned: Outright

52.4%41.6%32.8%

Owned: Mortgage

18.5%25.4%28.7%

Private rented: Landlord

14.2%15.5%18.0%

Social rented: Other

9.2%10.4%8.7%

Private rented: Other

3.7%3.3%2.2%

Social rented: Council

1.6%3.2%8.3%

Shared ownership

0.4%0.5%1.0%

Lives rent free

0.0%0.1%0.1%

Main Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright

52.4% of the population (UK avg: 32.8%)

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Owned: Outright+10.8pp

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Owned: Mortgage-6.9pp

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House Type

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

9/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

Detached

49.0%44.3%23.2%

Semi-detached

33.4%31.4%31.5%

Terraced

12.3%14.3%23.2%

Flat

3.0%7.1%16.6%

Temporary structure

1.2%0.8%0.4%

Shared house

0.5%1.0%3.4%

Commercial building

0.4%0.6%0.8%

Converted building

0.3%0.6%0.8%

Main House Type

Detached

49.0% of the population (UK avg: 23.2%)

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Detached+4.7pp

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Flat-4.1pp

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Household Size

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

9/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

2 people

44.6%39.5%34.1%

1 person

33.3%29.4%30.2%

3 people

11.0%14.7%16.0%

4 people

7.5%11.0%12.8%

5 people

2.5%3.7%4.5%

6 people

0.6%1.2%1.5%

7 people

0.2%0.4%0.5%

8 or more

0.1%0.2%0.4%

Main Household Size

2 people

44.6% of the population (UK avg: 34.1%)

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2 people+5.1pp

1 person+3.9pp

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3 people-3.7pp

4 people-3.5pp

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Marital Status

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

9/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

Married

52.6%48.4%44.2%

Single

23.6%30.5%37.9%

Divorced

11.1%10.5%9.1%

Widowed

10.5%8.0%6.1%

Separated (married)

1.8%2.1%2.2%

Civil partnership: Same sex

0.2%0.2%0.1%

Married: Same sex

0.2%0.2%0.3%

Civil partnership

0.0%0.1%0.1%

Surviving civil partner

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Separated (civil partnership)

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Dissolved civil partnership

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Main Marital Status

Married

52.6% of the population (UK avg: 44.2%)

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Married+4.2pp

Widowed+2.5pp

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Single-6.9pp

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Country of Birth

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

5/10

City

7/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

United Kingdom

96.0%89.7%83.2%

EU-14

1.3%1.6%2.7%

Middle East and Asia

0.6%1.7%5.6%

Americas and Caribbean

0.6%1.3%1.3%

Africa

0.5%0.7%2.7%

EU-8

0.4%3.7%2.1%

Non-EU Europe

0.2%0.6%0.8%

Antarctica and Oceania

0.2%0.1%0.3%

Other EU

0.1%0.1%0.2%

EU-2

0.1%0.5%1.2%

Main Country of Birth

United Kingdom

96.0% of the population (UK avg: 83.2%)

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United Kingdom+6.3pp

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EU-8-3.3pp

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Passport Held

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

5/10

City

7/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

75.8%70.1%76.7%

No passport held

22.4%21.7%13.5%

Other EU

0.4%1.5%1.5%

Ireland

0.3%0.3%0.6%

North America and Caribbean

0.2%1.0%0.3%

Lithuania

0.2%2.3%0.3%

Poland

0.1%0.8%1.3%

South and Eastern Africa

0.1%0.1%0.2%

Portugal

0.1%0.4%0.5%

Southern Asia

0.1%0.4%1.2%

Germany

0.1%0.1%0.2%

South-East Asia

0.0%0.2%0.2%

Antarctica and Oceania

0.0%0.0%0.1%

Other Europe

0.0%0.1%0.2%

Romania

0.0%0.4%0.9%

Italy

0.0%0.1%0.6%

Spain

0.0%0.1%0.4%

Eastern Asia

0.0%0.1%0.3%

Central and South America

0.0%0.1%0.2%

France

0.0%0.0%0.3%

Central Asia

0.0%0.0%0.0%

North Africa

0.0%0.0%0.1%

Main Passport Held

75.8% of the population (UK avg: 76.7%)

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UK+5.7pp

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Lithuania-2.1pp

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Migration

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

5/10

City

7/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

Same address

91.4%90.4%89.0%

Migrant from within UK

8.1%8.7%9.5%

Migrant from outside UK

0.4%0.7%0.9%

Student address in UK

0.1%0.1%0.6%

Main Migration

Same address

91.4% of the population (UK avg: 89.0%)

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Length of Residence

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

5/10

City

7/10

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

Born in the UK

96.0%89.7%83.2%

10 years or more

3.2%5.8%9.8%

5 to 10 years

0.4%1.9%2.9%

Less than 2 years

0.2%1.3%1.9%

2 to 5 years

0.2%1.4%2.2%

Main Length of Residence

Born in the UK

96.0% of the population (UK avg: 83.2%)

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Born in the UK+6.3pp

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10 years or more-2.6pp

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Sex

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

PE31 King's Lynn and West Norfolk UK

Female

52.5%51.2%51.0%

Male

47.5%48.8%49.0%

Main Sex

Female

52.5% of the population (UK avg: 51.0%)

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