West Purbeck Demographics (Purbeck, England)

West Purbeck is a ward in Purbeck of South West, England and includes areas of East Creech.

In the 2011 census the population of West Purbeck was 1,464 and is made up of approximately 48% females and 52% males.

The average age of people in West Purbeck is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

87.0% of people living in West Purbeck were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.3% Scotland, 1.7% Wales, 0.9% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Australia, 0.3% United States, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Kenya, 0.1% North Africa.

98.3% of people living in West Purbeck speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% German, 0.3% Bengali, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Dutch.

The religious make up of West Purbeck is 63.3% Christian, 26.2% No religion, 0.3% Agnostic, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist. 136 people did not state a religion. 4 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.5% of people are married, 8.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.9% are separated or divorced. There are 66 widowed people living in West Purbeck.

The top occupations listed by people in West Purbeck are Skilled trades 17.0%, Associate professional and technical 16.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.9%, Elementary 13.5%, Professional 13.2%, Elementary administration and service 10.8%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.4%, Protective service 8.1%, Corporate managers and directors 7.4%.