Puddletown Demographics (West Dorset, England)

Puddletown is a ward in West Dorset of South West, England and includes areas of Puddletown, Cosmore, Higher Ansty, Crawthorne, Lower Ansty, Alton Pancras, Lower Burton, Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, Burleston, Throop, Athelhampton, Minterne Parva, White Lackington, Lower Waterston, Tolpuddle, Cross Lanes, Melcombe Bingham, Duntish, Turnerspuddle, Higher Burton, Bramblecombe, Nether Cerne, Binghams Melcombe, Up Cerne, Lyons Gate, Cheselbourne, Hilfield, West Pulham, Minterne Magna, Chebbard, Henley, Buckland Newton, Briantspuddle, Druce, Cerne Abbas, Milborne Wood, Ansty, Bingham's Melcombe, Frome Whitfield, Forston, Affpuddle, Pulham, Higher Melcombe, Plush, Beaulieu Wood, Folly, Melcombe Horsey, Dewlish, Hermitage, Waterston, Godmanstone, Higher Waterston, Cokers Frome, Aller, Batcombe and Charminster.

In the 2011 census the population of Puddletown was 2,437 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Puddletown is 44, while the median age is higher at 46.

93.2% of people living in Puddletown were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.4% United States, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% India, 0.1% South America.

99.4% of people living in Puddletown speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Puddletown is 67.0% Christian, 22.9% No religion, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.2% Atheist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist. 192 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.8% of people are married, 10.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 117 widowed people living in Puddletown.

The top occupations listed by people in Puddletown are Professional 19.9%, Skilled trades 15.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.7%, Associate professional and technical 11.1%, Elementary 9.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%, Administrative and secretarial 8.7%, Corporate managers and directors 7.5%, Caring personal service 6.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 6.5%.