Share aged 15 to 64: highest and lowest councils in South West (2021)

Bristol had the highest share of residents aged 15 to 64 of South West’s 27 councils in 2021, at 70.6%.

East Devon had the lowest, at 55.5%. The middle council, North Somerset, had 59.6%.

Aged 15 to 64 for every council in South West, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Bristol	70.6%
2	Exeter	69.5%
3	Swindon	65.5%
=4	Bath and North East Somerset	65.2%
=4	Gloucester	65.2%
6	Plymouth	65.1%
7	Cheltenham	64.6%
8	South Gloucestershire	64.1%
9	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	63.1%
10	Wiltshire	61.4%
11	Stroud	60.5%
12	Tewkesbury	60.3%
13	Forest of Dean	59.9%
14	North Somerset	59.6%
=15	Cornwall	59.5%
=15	Mid Devon	59.5%
17	Somerset Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	59.4%
18	Cotswold	59.0%
19	North Devon	58.6%
20	Torbay	58.3%
21	Teignbridge	58.2%
=22	South Hams	57.3%
=22	West Devon	57.3%
24	Torridge	57.2%
25	Isles of Scilly	56.8%
26	Dorset	56.3%
27	East Devon	55.5%