Town Centre Demographics (Christchurch, England)

Town Centre is a ward in Christchurch of South West, England and includes areas of Bargates, Wick Ferry, Millhams, Purewell and Stanpit.

In the 2011 census the population of Town Centre was 4,234 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Town Centre is 47, while the median age is higher at 48.

88.8% of people living in Town Centre were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Wales, 1.7% Scotland, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% India, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Australia, 0.2% South America.

97.3% of people living in Town Centre speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.2% Thai, 0.1% French, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Town Centre is 63.1% Christian, 25.7% No religion, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 367 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.3% of people are married, 12.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.6% are separated or divorced. There are 348 widowed people living in Town Centre.

The top occupations listed by people in Town Centre are Professional 19.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.9%, Associate professional and technical 12.7%, Administrative and secretarial 12.2%, Skilled trades 11.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.4%, Administrative 9.2%, Corporate managers and directors 8.5%, Sales and customer service 8.5%, Elementary 8.0%.