Share aged 65 and over: highest and lowest councils in South West (2021)
East Devon had the highest share of residents aged 65 and over of South West’s 27 councils in 2021, at 30.0%.
Bristol had the lowest, at 12.9%. The middle council, Mid Devon, had 24.0%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Devon | 30.0% |
| 2 | Dorset | 29.6% |
| 3 | West Devon | 28.5% |
| 4 | Torridge | 28.4% |
| 5 | South Hams | 28.3% |
| 6 | Isles of Scilly | 28.2% |
| 7 | Teignbridge | 27.0% |
| 8 | Torbay | 26.7% |
| 9 | Cotswold | 26.1% |
| 10 | North Devon | 25.8% |
| 11 | Cornwall | 25.3% |
| 12 | Forest of Dean | 25.1% |
| 13 | 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. | 24.8% |
| 14 | Mid Devon | 24.0% |
| 15 | North Somerset | 23.9% |
| 16 | Stroud | 23.3% |
| 17 | Tewkesbury | 22.3% |
| 18 | Wiltshire | 21.9% |
| 19 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 21.6% |
| 20 | Bath and North East Somerset | 19.4% |
| 21 | Cheltenham | 19.3% |
| 22 | South Gloucestershire | 18.7% |
| 23 | Plymouth | 18.5% |
| 24 | Gloucester | 16.7% |
| 25 | Exeter | 16.6% |
| 26 | Swindon | 15.9% |
| 27 | Bristol | 12.9% |