Bishopstoke East Demographics (Eastleigh, England)

Bishopstoke East is a ward in Eastleigh of South East, England and includes areas of Fair Oak.

In the 2011 census the population of Bishopstoke East was 5,678 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Bishopstoke East is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

93.0% of people living in Bishopstoke East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 1.0% Wales, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Guernsey.

98.4% of people living in Bishopstoke East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% German, 0.1% Hungarian.

The religious make up of Bishopstoke East is 66.0% Christian, 25.6% No religion, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Humanist. 400 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.8% of people are married, 12.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.5% are separated or divorced. There are 281 widowed people living in Bishopstoke East.

The top occupations listed by people in Bishopstoke East are Skilled trades 15.2%, Professional 15.1%, Administrative and secretarial 14.8%, Associate professional and technical 11.6%, Administrative 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.6%, Sales and customer service 9.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.8%, Elementary 8.4%, Caring personal service 8.0%.