Marshwood Vale Demographics (West Dorset, England)

Marshwood Vale is a ward in West Dorset of South West, England and includes areas of Bettiscombe.

In the 2011 census the population of Marshwood Vale was 1,717 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Marshwood Vale is 49, while the median age is higher at 54.

92.8% of people living in Marshwood Vale were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Wales, 1.2% Scotland, 0.4% India, 0.3% Australia, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Kenya, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Philippines.

99.3% of people living in Marshwood Vale speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% French, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Finnish, 0.1% Japanese.

The religious make up of Marshwood Vale is 69.7% Christian, 21.7% No religion, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist. 129 people did not state a religion.

61.5% of people are married, 8.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 14.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.1% are separated or divorced. There are 73 widowed people living in Marshwood Vale.

The top occupations listed by people in Marshwood Vale are Skilled trades 23.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.2%, Agricultural and Related Trades 14.3%, Skilled agricultural and related trades 14.3%, Professional 13.6%, Associate professional and technical 11.6%, Elementary 9.5%, Corporate managers and directors 8.3%, Administrative and secretarial 8.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.1%.