Stapehill Demographics (East Dorset, England)

Stapehill is a ward in East Dorset of South West, England and includes areas of Lower Mannington, Clayford, Horton, Crooked Withies, Broomhill, Holt, Broad Lawn, Lower Row, Pilford, Hinton Martell, Hampreston, Higher Row, Uppington, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Chalbury and Mannington.

In the 2011 census the population of Stapehill was 2,343 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Stapehill is 50, while the median age is higher at 53.

92.1% of people living in Stapehill were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 1.7% Wales, 0.5% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% India, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Bangladesh.

99.0% of people living in Stapehill speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% German, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Nepalese, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Stapehill is 69.5% Christian, 21.3% No religion, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Agnostic. 167 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

60.8% of people are married, 5.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.5% are separated or divorced. There are 101 widowed people living in Stapehill.

The top occupations listed by people in Stapehill are Skilled trades 16.2%, Professional 15.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.7%, Associate professional and technical 13.3%, Administrative and secretarial 12.6%, Administrative 9.3%, Corporate managers and directors 8.6%, Elementary 8.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.9%, Sales and customer service 7.7%.