The full data from the most recent UK Census has been published.

Looking at the data for Malvern Hills, there are a number of things we discovered.

1. Malvern's population has increased

According to the Office of National Statistics, the population of the Malvern Hills district increased by by 6.4 per cent, from around 74,600 in 2011 to 79,400 in 2021. This is lower than the overall increase for England (6.6 per cent), where the population grew by nearly 3.5 million to 56,489,800.

Neighbouring Worcester City saw its population increase, but by a smaller amount, only 5.2 per cent.

At 6.4 per cent, Malvern Hills' population increase is slightly higher than the increase for the West Midlands (6.2 per cent).

2. Malvern is the third-least densely populated part of the West Midlands

The Census assesses population density by measuring the number of people for every football pitch-sized piece of land in the country.

Whereas Worcester had 22 people per each section of land, Malvern actually has one pitch of land per resident.

By comparison, Tower Hamlets in London has become the most densely populated local authority area in England, with the equivalent of around 112 people per pitch, while Eden in Cumbria has approximately five pitches for every one person and is the least dense.

3. There are more older people in Malvern than ever before

The 2021 Census also shows there are more older people in the district.

According to the data, there has been an increase of 23.5 per cent in people aged 65 years and over, an increase of 1.2 per cent in people aged 15 to 64 years, and a increase of 0.1 per cent in children aged under 15 years.

Across England, more than one in six people (18.4%) were aged 65 years and over on Census Day in 2021. This is a higher percentage than ever before.

4. There are more single people than last time

The number of people considered single – never having been in a civil partnership or marriage – in Malvern Hills when the census took place last year was 19,170, up from 16,272 in 2011.

Of those aged 16 and older in Malvern Hills, 28.6 per cent were single – an increase on 26.2 per cent in 2011.

To see the full breakdown of Census data where you live, go to www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/censuspopulationchange/