Bestwood Village Demographics (Gedling, England)

Bestwood Village is a ward in Gedling of East Midlands, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Bestwood Village was 1,969 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Bestwood Village is 44, while the median age is also 44.

94.4% of people living in Bestwood Village were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.2% Jamaica, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Northern Ireland.

98.8% of people living in Bestwood Village speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% French, 0.3% Pashto, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% German, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Bestwood Village is 59.0% Christian, 30.1% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.5% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Agnostic. 173 people did not state a religion. 5 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.1% of people are married, 12.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 96 widowed people living in Bestwood Village.

The top occupations listed by people in Bestwood Village are Professional 16.2%, Skilled trades 13.6%, Associate professional and technical 13.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.6%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Elementary 9.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.3%, Elementary administration and service 8.2%, Sales and customer service 7.9%, Administrative 7.7%.