Electoral wardE05013836
St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles ward, Cornwall
St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,970 residents in 2,977 households — 3,011 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Austell and Newquay constituency.
Residents, 20216,970council ward average 6,558
Households2,9772.34 residents per household
Density3,011/ km²about 2.31 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+20.5%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 18.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 373
5–96.3% · 438
10–157.1% · 494
16–194.4% · 306
20–245.4% · 379
25–3412.9% · 902
35–4918.0% · 1,254
50–6420.0% · 1,393
65–7411.3% · 787
75–846.2% · 433
85+3.0% · 212
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.2% · 601
1 car or van42.1% · 1,253
2 cars or vans27.2% · 811
3 or more10.5% · 312
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright32.6% · 971
With mortgage26.9% · 802
Shared ownership1.1% · 34
Social rented20.3% · 606
Private rented18.8% · 561
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house26.0% · 774
Semi-detached house33.6% · 1,001
Terraced house22.6% · 673
Purpose-built flat13.1% · 391
Converted house2.8% · 84
Other conversion0.6% · 19
Above shop / office1.1% · 34
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013836- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 10 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 Central & Gover24.7% aged 65+ · 53.4% owned7,095SSt 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.