Postcode district · Reading
Who lives in RG6
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in RG6, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 57,045 (2024)
RG6Postcode district · Reading
Who lives in RG6
Residents
57,045
2024 estimate
Households
19,295
Census
Median age
36
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
17% / 14%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 11.2% of residents. 22.3% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 13.9% are 65 or over, below the England figure of 18.4%.
RG6England
0%
5%
10%
15%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.4% of residents are female and 49.6% male.
RG6
50%
50%
England
- Female50.4%51%
- Male49.6%49%
Relationship status
46.9% of adults in RG6 are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the England average of 44.7%. 41.6% have never married.
RG6England
Married or civil partnership46.9%44.7%
Never married41.6%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved5.6%9.1%
Separated1.3%2.2%
Widowed4.5%6.1%
How residents rate their health
88.3% of residents in RG6 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
RG6
54%
34%
England
- Very good54.1%48.5%
- Good34.2%33.7%
- Fair9.2%12.7%
- Bad1.9%4%
- Very bad0.5%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.