Electoral wardE05013855
St Columb Minor & Colan ward, Cornwall
St Columb Minor & Colan is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,953 residents in 2,506 households — 239 people per km², the 72nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Austell and Newquay constituency.
Residents, 20215,953council ward average 6,558
Households2,5062.38 residents per household
Density239/ km²about 24.90 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+18.7%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 18.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 314
5–96.0% · 358
10–157.4% · 442
16–194.2% · 253
20–244.5% · 265
25–3412.9% · 769
35–4921.0% · 1,250
50–6419.9% · 1,187
65–7410.8% · 643
75–845.8% · 344
85+2.2% · 128
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.2% · 305
1 car or van42.6% · 1,067
2 cars or vans33.3% · 835
3 or more12.0% · 300
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright33.0% · 826
With mortgage29.7% · 744
Shared ownership2.8% · 69
Social rented14.1% · 354
Private rented20.4% · 512
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house29.4% · 737
Semi-detached house29.1% · 730
Terraced house24.9% · 624
Purpose-built flat10.7% · 267
Converted house2.6% · 65
Other conversion1.2% · 30
Above shop / office0.6% · 14
Caravan, mobile1.6% · 39
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013855- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 45 of 87
Parishes in the ward
ColanNewquay
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 Austell Poltair & Mount Charles20.5% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned6,970SSt Blazey22.9% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned6,932SSt 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.