Chideock and Symondsbury Demographics (West Dorset, England)

Chideock and Symondsbury is a ward in West Dorset of South West, England and includes areas of Bettiscombe, Abbotts Wootton, Fishpond, Bluntshay, Higher Eype, Wootton Fitzpaine, Symondsbury, Fishpond Bottom, Ryall, Seatown, Fishponds, Eype's Mouth, Eype, Chideock, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Whitechurch, Stanton St. Gabriel, Morcombelake, Lower Eype, Shave Cross, Champernhayes Marsh, North Chideock, Monkton Wyld and Charmouth.

In the 2011 census the population of Chideock and Symondsbury was 1,745 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Chideock and Symondsbury is 50, while the median age is higher at 56.

92.4% of people living in Chideock and Symondsbury were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Wales, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Australia, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% North Africa, 0.1% South America.

99.0% of people living in Chideock and Symondsbury speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% German, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Dutch.

The religious make up of Chideock and Symondsbury is 67.4% Christian, 21.7% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Humanist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 154 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

55.2% of people are married, 10.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 98 widowed people living in Chideock and Symondsbury.

The top occupations listed by people in Chideock and Symondsbury are Skilled trades 20.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.4%, Professional 13.1%, Elementary 12.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.1%, Elementary administration and service 9.6%, Other managers and proprietors 9.3%, Skilled construction and building trades 8.5%, Sales and customer service 8.1%, Administrative and secretarial 8.0%.