1995 mid year population estimate (Source CCC/Office of National Statistics)
84 600
1991 Population (1991 Census)
83 800
Population Density (people per hectare)
1.83
(population density ranges from 0.17 in Cuby parish to 25.28 in Falmouth)
96.8% of Carrick residents in 1991 were born in the UK.
Population Growth
1971
69 400
1981
75 900
1991
83 800
1995
84 600
2001
86 900 (estimated)
The population of Carrick grew by 21.9% between 1971 and 1995. Migration accounts for a significant part of this growth as revealed in the 1991 Census where 2471 people recorded as living in Carrick had had an address out of Cornwall the year before, a further 1241 moved to Carrick from another district within Cornwall.
Age Structure (%)
Age Structure
0-4
5-15
16-29
30-44
45-64
65-74
75-84
85+
England & Wales
6.5
14
19.2
21.7
22.6
8.8
5.3
1.8
Cornwall
5.5
13.7
16.2
19.4
25.2
10.8
6.7
2.4
Falmouth
6.2
12.1
17.1
19.4
22.9
11.9
8.2
2.3
Truro
5.3
12.1
17.3
19.4
23.6
11.6
8.3
2.4
Carrick
5.4
13.4
15.2
19.3
24.9
11.6
7.5
2.8
Housing Tenure (%)
Carrick had 33600 households in 1991 and of these the split in tenure was as follows:
Tenure
Carrick
Truro
Falmouth
Cornwall
Owner occupied
74.6
67.9
70.3
74.4
Privately rented
10.8
10.6
11.5
11.5
Housing Assn
1.1
1.6
1.2
1.0
Local Authority
13.5
19.9
16.9
12.9
74% of all households had access to at least one car.
People employed in Carrick (%)
Industry
Carrick
Falmouth
Truro
Agriculture Forestry & Fishing
4.2
2.5
5.3
Energy & Water
1.3
1.0
1.4
Mining
1.8
1.2
2.2
Manufacturing, metal etc
4.8
9.1
2.8
Other Manufacture
4.6
6.2
4.1
Construction
9.1
8.5
9.0
Distribution and Catering
26.1
29.3
24.1
Transport
4.9
4.9
3.0
Banking & Finance
9.1
7.1
10.2
Other Services
32.7
28.8
34.7
Source:1991 Census Table 73 Industry (10% sample)
Work Movements
Number of jobs in Carrick
31 400
Number of people who live and work in Carrick
22 740
Number of people who live in Carrick and work elsewhere
8 200
Number of people who live outside Carrick and work in Carrick
10 000
21.2% of workers in Carrick worked over a 41 hour week with a further 22.3%
working under 30 hours, 51.8% worked between 31 and 40 hours.
6.6% of Carrick residents had a degree, 8.2% a diploma or equivalent.
