The population of Sefton - and the rest of the country - has continued to age, with the latest census results revealing more elderly people than ten years earlier.
More than 11 million people – 18.6% of the population – were aged 65 or older when the 2021 census was taken, compared with 16.4% in the previous census a decade before. This included more than half a million (527,900) people aged 90 or more.
In Sefton, there was an increase of 13.5% in people aged 65 years and over, and 27% rise in people aged between 90 and 99 years old. Impressively, there were even 75 residents aged 100-years-olds or over.
Take a look at the gallery below to see the 19 Sefton neighbourhoods with the highest percentage of residents who have been alive for an impressive 90 years or more.
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17. Maghull North East
In Maghull North East, 1.16% of people were aged 90 or older at the time of the latest census. | stock.adobe
18. Aintree East & Waddicar
In Aintree East & Waddicar, 1.15% of people were aged 90 or older at the time of the latest census. | Peter Byrne Photo: Peter Byrne
19. Crosby East
In Crosby East, 1.12% of people were aged 90 or older at the time of the latest census. | Camerene Pendl/peopleimages.com Photo: Shot of two happy elderly women embracing each other at home.