Dunstable-Watling Demographics (Central Bedfordshire, England)

Dunstable-Watling is a ward in Central Bedfordshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Kensworth and Kensworth Lynch.

In the 2011 census the population of Dunstable-Watling was 9,451 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Dunstable-Watling is 41, while the median age is higher at 43.

89.0% of people living in Dunstable-Watling were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 0.9% Ireland, 0.9% Wales, 0.6% India, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% United States, 0.2% Kenya.

96.8% of people living in Dunstable-Watling speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.9% Polish, 0.2% Gujarati, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Kurdish, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Albanian, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious make up of Dunstable-Watling is 66.8% Christian, 23.0% No religion, 1.5% Muslim, 1.0% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Humanist. 592 people did not state a religion. 34 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.6% of people are married, 9.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.3% are separated or divorced. There are 393 widowed people living in Dunstable-Watling.

The top occupations listed by people in Dunstable-Watling are Professional 16.2%, Administrative and secretarial 14.6%, Associate professional and technical 12.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.3%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Administrative 10.8%, Elementary 9.2%, Corporate managers and directors 9.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.0%, Elementary administration and service 8.1%.