Information about Cambridge

Population
145,674
Avg Annual Income
£49,725
Full Time Employees
31.28%
Average Age
36.23
Cambridge Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Cambridge is 145,674 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Cambridge is 72,981, and the female population is 72,693. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 77,195, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 28,495. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned No religion (65,160), followed by Christian (51,335), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (29,648), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (15,867). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the Cambridge area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (45,574), while 25,692 adults mentioned they are Student.

Education

Regarding education, 69,666 adults have Level 3 education, while 8,592 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Cambridge area are

  • Professional occupations (29962)
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (8532), and
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (7446)

Age

The average age of people living in Cambridge is 36 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 15 to 24 (31838), Between 25 to 34 (29820), and Below 14 (19694). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Cambridge has Full-time students (31,676) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (29,074), and Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (21,424). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)

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Population of Cambridge over the years

Male Population of Cambridge over the years
Female Population of Cambridge over the years
Postcodes in Cambridge

The postcode district CB are associated with the Cambridge, and there are total 5 postcode areas (listed below). The Cambridge has a total of 4602 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaCambridge
Ward

Abbey

Arbury

Castle

Cherry Hinton

Coleridge

East Chesterton

King's Hedges

Market

Newnham

Petersfield

Queen Edith's

Romsey

Trumpington

West Chesterton

LTLA22
UTLA22Cambridgeshire
RegionEast of England
CountryEngland