Colehill East Demographics (East Dorset, England)

Colehill East is a ward in East Dorset of South West, England and includes areas of Canford Bottom, Little Canford, Stapehill, Hayes and Colehill.

In the 2011 census the population of Colehill East was 4,626 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Colehill East is 44, while the median age is higher at 47.

93.1% of people living in Colehill East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Wales, 1.3% Scotland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Guernsey, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Kenya.

99.4% of people living in Colehill East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Dutch.

The religious make up of Colehill East is 65.2% Christian, 25.1% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Atheist. 375 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

60.0% of people are married, 8.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.2% are separated or divorced. There are 223 widowed people living in Colehill East.

The top occupations listed by people in Colehill East are Professional 19.4%, Skilled trades 13.4%, Associate professional and technical 13.4%, Administrative and secretarial 13.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.8%, Administrative 9.1%, Corporate managers and directors 8.4%, Elementary 7.8%, Caring personal service 7.7%.