Blandford Damory Down Demographics (North Dorset, England)

Blandford Damory Down is a ward in North Dorset of South West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Blandford Damory Down was 1,781 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Blandford Damory Down is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

92.1% of people living in Blandford Damory Down were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Wales, 1.1% Scotland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Australia, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Jersey.

98.0% of people living in Blandford Damory Down speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.3% Slovak, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.1% French, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Nepalese, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% West African language.

The religious make up of Blandford Damory Down is 65.6% Christian, 23.2% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 170 people did not state a religion. 9 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.1% of people are married, 12.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 103 widowed people living in Blandford Damory Down.

The top occupations listed by people in Blandford Damory Down are Skilled trades 17.6%, Elementary 12.7%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Professional 12.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.2%, Associate professional and technical 11.2%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Administrative 9.5%, Caring personal service 9.3%, Sales and customer service 7.5%.