Littledown and Iford Demographics (Bournemouth, England)

Littledown and Iford is a ward in Bournemouth of South West, England and includes areas of Boscombe East, Castle Dean, Castle Dean Park and Queens Park.

In the 2011 census the population of Littledown and Iford was 9,726 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Littledown and Iford is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

84.9% of people living in Littledown and Iford were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Wales, 1.6% Scotland, 0.9% India, 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Ireland, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.3% China, 0.3% South America.

95.7% of people living in Littledown and Iford speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.4% All other Chinese, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Turkish.

The religious make up of Littledown and Iford is 64.7% Christian, 23.1% No religion, 1.7% Muslim, 0.9% Hindu, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.7% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Humanist. 707 people did not state a religion. 37 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.6% of people are married, 9.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.9% are separated or divorced. There are 492 widowed people living in Littledown and Iford.

The top occupations listed by people in Littledown and Iford are Professional 22.9%, Associate professional and technical 13.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.0%, Skilled trades 9.7%, Sales and customer service 9.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.0%, Corporate managers and directors 8.9%, Administrative 8.9%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.8%.