Wootton Bassett South Demographics (Wiltshire, England)

Wootton Bassett South is a ward in Wiltshire of South West, England and includes areas of Wootton Bassett, Royal Wootton Bassett, West Tockenham, Tockenham, Bushton, Clyffe Pypard, Broad Town, Tockenham Wick, Hook, Greatfield and Greenhill.

In the 2011 census the population of Wootton Bassett South was 5,470 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Wootton Bassett South is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

88.4% of people living in Wootton Bassett South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.9% Wales, 1.9% Scotland, 0.8% Northern Ireland, 0.4% United States, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% India, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Bangladesh.

98.0% of people living in Wootton Bassett South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% German, 0.2% Turkish, 0.1% Oceanic/Australian language, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% French, 0.1% Tamil.

The religious make up of Wootton Bassett South is 63.2% Christian, 26.6% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 441 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.4% of people are married, 10.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.5% are separated or divorced. There are 295 widowed people living in Wootton Bassett South.

The top occupations listed by people in Wootton Bassett South are Professional 18.0%, Associate professional and technical 14.6%, Administrative and secretarial 12.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.8%, Skilled trades 10.9%, Elementary 9.6%, Administrative 8.8%, Corporate managers and directors 8.1%, Elementary administration and service 8.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.0%.