Clare and Shuttern, Mid Devon: Mid Devon 001C

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How old are the people living here?

Mid Devon 001C sits within the Clare and Shuttern ward under the local district authority of Mid Devon. The roads that make up this catchment are listed at the bottom of this page.

This compares the ages of the people that live here against the wider region (which is the South West of England).

Interesting highlights

The ages of the residents that live in this area are largely in line the regional average age distribution.

Under 20's
17.1%
Over 60's
37.5%

Overall, this area has a much lower proportion of young people in comparison with the South West of England - 40% of people living here are under the age of 45.

The average age of residents living around here is 52 years old. This is 10 years more than across this region, which sits at 42 years old.

In general, inner city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50; and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees.

Families and pensioners

In this area, there are a significantly lower number of young children in comparison with the whole of the South West.

In addition to this, 37.5% of the population living here are pensioners - this is 11.1% more pensioners when compared against the wider South West of England region. Overall, across the South West of England, 26.4% of the population are pensioners.

Age Proportion of people
0 to 9 9.3%
10 to 19 7.8%
20 to 29 8.8%
30 to 44 14.0%
45 to 59 22.6%
60 to 74 24.5%
75 and over 13.0%

This table shows the proportion of people that fall into each age group in this area.