Woodingdean Demographics (Brighton and Hove, England)

Woodingdean is a ward in Brighton and Hove of South East, England and includes areas of South Woodingdean, Warren, Upper Bevendean, Woodingdean and North Woodingdean.

In the 2011 census the population of Woodingdean was 9,793 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Woodingdean is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

90.7% of people living in Woodingdean were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% India, 0.5% South Africa, 0.3% Iran, 0.3% North Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Philippines.

97.1% of people living in Woodingdean speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Arabic, 0.2% French, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% German, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Woodingdean is 55.0% Christian, 33.4% No religion, 1.5% Muslim, 0.7% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Sikh. 709 people did not state a religion. 66 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

48.0% of people are married, 10.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.5% are separated or divorced. There are 451 widowed people living in Woodingdean.

The top occupations listed by people in Woodingdean are Skilled trades 15.0%, Professional 13.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.1%, Associate professional and technical 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Sales and customer service 10.3%, Elementary 9.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.2%, Caring personal service 9.2%, Elementary administration and service 8.5%.