Electoral wardE05013854
St Austell Central & Gover ward, Cornwall
St Austell Central & Gover is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,095 residents in 3,302 households — 3,304 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Austell and Newquay constituency.
Residents, 20217,095council ward average 6,558
Households3,3022.15 residents per household
Density3,304/ km²about 2.15 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+24.7%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 16.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 364
5–95.4% · 384
10–155.8% · 411
16–193.7% · 260
20–245.5% · 393
25–3412.2% · 864
35–4915.8% · 1,124
50–6421.8% · 1,546
65–7412.6% · 895
75–848.4% · 597
85+3.6% · 259
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van28.0% · 925
1 car or van42.8% · 1,413
2 cars or vans21.4% · 707
3 or more7.8% · 257
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright34.2% · 1,131
With mortgage19.2% · 634
Shared ownership1.2% · 38
Social rented17.7% · 583
Private rented27.7% · 914
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house30.6% · 1,010
Semi-detached house21.4% · 706
Terraced house14.9% · 491
Purpose-built flat23.5% · 777
Converted house5.7% · 187
Other conversion2.5% · 82
Above shop / office1.6% · 52
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013854- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 87
Parishes in the ward
St Austell
Other wards in the same constituency
FFowey, Tywardreath & Par33.9% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned5,687MMevagissey & St Austell Bay34.8% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned5,164NNewquay Central & Pentire18.7% aged 65+ · 52.7% owned6,670NNewquay Porth & Tretherras22.7% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned6,559NNewquay Trenance20.5% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned7,337PPenwithick & Boscoppa15.6% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned6,705RRoche & Bugle20.2% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned7,380SSt Austell Bethel & Holmbush28.4% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned6,804SSt Austell Poltair & Mount Charles20.5% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned6,970SSt Blazey22.9% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned6,932SSt Columb Minor & Colan18.7% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned5,953SSt Dennis & St Enoder18.9% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned7,961SSt Mewan & Grampound31.4% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned5,581SSt Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern24.0% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,610
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.