Bideford South Demographics (Torridge, England)

Bideford South is a ward in Torridge of South West, England and includes areas of Westward Ho, Northam, Handy Cross, Higher Winsford, Bowden Green and Raleigh.

In the 2011 census the population of Bideford South was 5,358 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Bideford South is 40, while the median age is also 40.

95.3% of people living in Bideford South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% India, 0.1% China, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Australia.

99.1% of people living in Bideford South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Any Sign Communication System, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Bideford South is 56.6% Christian, 33.6% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Humanist. 427 people did not state a religion. 29 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.3% of people are married, 14.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.3% are separated or divorced. There are 341 widowed people living in Bideford South.

The top occupations listed by people in Bideford South are Skilled trades 18.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 15.0%, Elementary 14.3%, Caring personal service 12.2%, Elementary administration and service 11.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.8%, Sales and customer service 9.9%, Sales 9.2%, Caring Personal Services 9.1%, Professional 8.2%.