Bideford East Demographics (Torridge, England)

Bideford East is a ward in Torridge of South West, England and includes areas of Bideford Business Park, Westleigh, Webbery, Ashridge, East-The-Water, Weare Giffard, The Quay, Woodtown, Instow, Horwood, Gammaton, Stoney Cross, East The Water, Eastleigh and Worlington.

In the 2011 census the population of Bideford East was 5,990 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Bideford East is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

95.3% of people living in Bideford East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Wales, 0.8% Scotland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Hong Kong .

99.1% of people living in Bideford East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Bideford East is 56.3% Christian, 34.4% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Hindu. 450 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

47.9% of people are married, 15.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.4% are separated or divorced. There are 351 widowed people living in Bideford East.

The top occupations listed by people in Bideford East are Skilled trades 18.1%, Elementary 14.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.3%, Caring personal service 11.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.3%, Elementary administration and service 10.5%, Sales and customer service 9.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.0%, Caring Personal Services 8.9%, Sales 8.8%.