Wootton Bridge Demographics (Isle of Wight, England)

Wootton Bridge is a ward in Isle of Wight of South East, England and includes areas of Littletown, East Ashley, Wootton, Haylands, Deacons, Fishbourne, Upton, Packsfield, Quarr, Wootton Bridge, Little Duxmore, Woodside Beach, Havenstreet, Woodside, Kite Hill, Woodside Beech, West Ashey and Ashey.

In the 2011 census the population of Wootton Bridge was 3,477 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Wootton Bridge is 47, while the median age is higher at 51.

91.6% of people living in Wootton Bridge were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 1.2% Wales, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% South America, 0.2% Australia.

98.6% of people living in Wootton Bridge speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% German, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Afrikaans, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Wootton Bridge is 64.1% Christian, 25.3% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Jewish. 305 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.7% of people are married, 9.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.2% are separated or divorced. There are 192 widowed people living in Wootton Bridge.

The top occupations listed by people in Wootton Bridge are Professional 18.1%, Skilled trades 15.0%, Associate professional and technical 12.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.8%, Administrative and secretarial 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.1%, Elementary 9.4%, Elementary administration and service 8.4%, Administrative 7.8%, Caring personal service 7.5%.