Piddle Valley Demographics (West Dorset, England)
Piddle Valley is a ward in West Dorset of South West, England and includes areas of Higher Melcombe, Pulham, Affpuddle, Frome Whitfield, Druce, Bingham's Melcombe, Ansty, Milborne Wood, Cerne Abbas, Beaulieu Wood, Folly, Henley, Cokers Frome, Higher Waterston, Godmanstone, Waterston, Melcombe Horsey, Hermitage, Charminster, Aller, Batcombe, Minterne Magna, Minterne Parva, Burleston, Piddletrenthide, Piddlehinton, Lower Burton, Crawthorne, Lower Ansty, Cross Lanes, Briantspuddle, Hilfield, Lyons Gate, Up Cerne, Puddletown, Nether Cerne, Bramblecombe, Higher Burton, Turnerspuddle, Duntish, Cosmore, Melcombe Bingham, Binghams Melcombe, West Pulham, Lower Waterston, Tolpuddle, Higher Ansty, Alton Pancras, Throop, Athelhampton, Chebbard, White Lackington, Dewlish, Buckland Newton, Forston, Cheselbourne and Plush.
In the 2011 census the population of Piddle Valley was 1,988 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.
The average age of people in Piddle Valley is 45, while the median age is higher at 48.
91.8% of people living in Piddle Valley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Wales, 1.3% Scotland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Jersey, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Kenya.
98.9% of people living in Piddle Valley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% South Asian Language, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% German, 0.1% Finnish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Scots.
The religious make up of Piddle Valley is 67.9% Christian, 22.9% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist. 150 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight.
60.7% of people are married, 8.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.8% are separated or divorced. There are 76 widowed people living in Piddle Valley.
The top occupations listed by people in Piddle Valley are Skilled trades 21.0%, Professional 18.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.1%, Associate professional and technical 11.6%, Elementary 9.9%, Administrative and secretarial 9.8%, Agricultural and Related Trades 9.1%, Skilled agricultural and related trades 9.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 6.9%, Business and public service associate professionals 6.8%.
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