Bishopstoke West Demographics (Eastleigh, England)

Bishopstoke West is a ward in Eastleigh of South East, England and includes areas of Allbrook, Stoke Park, Bishopstoke, Stoke Common, Middle Street, Brambridge, Oak Grove, Highbridge, Longmead and Fisher's Pond.

In the 2011 census the population of Bishopstoke West was 5,599 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

92.4% of people living in Bishopstoke West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 1.0% Wales, 0.5% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Australia, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Philippines.

98.4% of people living in Bishopstoke West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Bishopstoke West is 61.2% Christian, 29.3% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Sikh, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Agnostic. 401 people did not state a religion. 27 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.2% of people are married, 11.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.0% are separated or divorced. There are 330 widowed people living in Bishopstoke West.

The top occupations listed by people in Bishopstoke West are Professional 16.5%, Skilled trades 15.2%, Administrative and secretarial 12.2%, Associate professional and technical 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.2%, Elementary 10.1%, Administrative 9.4%, Elementary administration and service 8.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.5%, Sales and customer service 8.2%.