Bedwell Demographics (Stevenage, England)

Bedwell is a ward in Stevenage of East of England, England and includes areas of Bedwell, Broadwater, Bedwell Plash, Broom Barns, Roebuck, Whomerley Wood and Monkswood.

In the 2011 census the population of Bedwell was 7,015 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Bedwell is 37, while the median age is lower at 35.

80.8% of people living in Bedwell were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% India, 1.4% Ireland, 1.4% Scotland, 1.2% Philippines, 0.9% Nigeria, 0.8% Wales, 0.7% Bangladesh, 0.5% Pakistan, 0.5% Zimbabwe.

89.9% of people living in Bedwell speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Polish, 0.9% Bengali, 0.7% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.7% Malayalam, 0.6% Cantonese Chinese, 0.5% Urdu, 0.4% All other Chinese, 0.3% Turkish, 0.3% Russian.

The religious make up of Bedwell is 50.9% Christian, 35.2% No religion, 3.3% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh. 520 people did not state a religion. 22 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

37.6% of people are married, 11.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.5% are separated or divorced. There are 503 widowed people living in Bedwell.

The top occupations listed by people in Bedwell are Elementary 15.7%, Elementary administration and service 13.9%, Professional 13.9%, Skilled trades 13.2%, Sales and customer service 11.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.1%, Administrative and secretarial 9.9%, Sales 9.0%, Caring personal service 8.1%.