Biggleswade South Demographics (Central Bedfordshire, England)

Biggleswade South is a ward in Central Bedfordshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Edworth, Dunton, Ickwell, Stanford, Lower Caldecote, Southill, Flexmore End, Northill, Upper Caldecote, Broom, Holme, Old Warden, Langford and Boot End.

In the 2011 census the population of Biggleswade South was 9,344 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Biggleswade South is 39, while the median age is also 39.

90.5% of people living in Biggleswade South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% India, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Philippines.

96.7% of people living in Biggleswade South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Polish, 0.2% French, 0.2% Gujarati, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% German, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious make up of Biggleswade South is 60.1% Christian, 30.7% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.5% Hindu, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 611 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

50.7% of people are married, 13.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.5% are separated or divorced. There are 477 widowed people living in Biggleswade South.

The top occupations listed by people in Biggleswade South are Professional 16.3%, Associate professional and technical 14.2%, Administrative and secretarial 12.2%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.3%, Administrative 9.2%, Elementary 8.9%, Sales and customer service 8.8%, Corporate managers and directors 8.0%.