Whittlesford Demographics (South Cambridgeshire, England)

Whittlesford is a ward in South Cambridgeshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Whittlesford and Duxford.

In the 2011 census the population of Whittlesford was 2,700 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

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

87.1% of people living in Whittlesford were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 1.0% Ireland, 0.9% South Africa, 0.7% United States, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Australia, 0.3% India.

97.0% of people living in Whittlesford speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Russian, 0.2% Shona, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% German, 0.2% Swedish, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% French.

The religious make up of Whittlesford is 62.9% Christian, 25.4% No religion, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.7% Jewish, 0.5% Hindu, 0.4% Muslim, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Agnostic. 212 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

56.1% of people are married, 10.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.0% are separated or divorced. There are 124 widowed people living in Whittlesford.

The top occupations listed by people in Whittlesford are Professional 28.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.4%, Associate professional and technical 13.3%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Corporate managers and directors 9.8%, Skilled trades 9.6%, Business, media and public service professionals 8.7%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 8.5%, Elementary 8.5%, Administrative 7.7%.