Cornwall vs Plymouth

A side-by-side comparison of the Cornwall and Plymouthlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Cornwall is the more populous; council tax is lower in Plymouth; Plymouth has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Cornwall	Plymouth
Population	570,308	264,695
Density	161/km²	3,315/km²
Deprivation	5% in most-deprived 10%	17% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,591	£2,442
Schools Good/Outstanding	79%	92%
Aged under 16	16%	17%
Aged 16–64	58%	64%
Aged 65+	25%	19%

Cornwall council area →Plymouth council area →