Drewsteignton Demographics (West Devon, England)

Drewsteignton is a ward in West Devon of South West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Drewsteignton was 1,614 and is made up of approximately 54% females and 46% males.

The average age of people in Drewsteignton is 45, while the median age is higher at 49.

90.3% of people living in Drewsteignton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.6% United States, 0.6% Australia, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% India, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Kenya.

98.2% of people living in Drewsteignton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Czech, 0.3% French, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% German, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Korean, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Romanian.

The religious make up of Drewsteignton is 62.8% Christian, 26.6% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu. 131 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.3% of people are married, 9.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.5% are separated or divorced. There are 58 widowed people living in Drewsteignton.

The top occupations listed by people in Drewsteignton are Skilled trades 20.8%, Professional 19.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.8%, Associate professional and technical 12.3%, Skilled agricultural and related trades 9.7%, Agricultural and Related Trades 9.7%, Administrative and secretarial 8.5%, Corporate managers and directors 8.4%, Elementary 8.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.9%.