Canford Heath West Demographics (Poole, England)

Canford Heath West is a ward in Poole of South West, England and includes areas of Creekmoor, Canford Heath, Fleetsbridge Business Centre and Fleetsbridge.

In the 2011 census the population of Canford Heath West was 6,815 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Canford Heath West is 39, while the median age is higher at 41.

90.2% of people living in Canford Heath West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 1.3% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Hong Kong , 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% United States, 0.2% China.

97.2% of people living in Canford Heath West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.4% Russian, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Czech, 0.2% Cantonese Chinese, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Canford Heath West is 59.8% Christian, 30.9% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 492 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.2% of people are married, 10.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.8% are separated or divorced. There are 442 widowed people living in Canford Heath West.

The top occupations listed by people in Canford Heath West are Professional 14.3%, Administrative and secretarial 14.1%, Skilled trades 13.5%, Associate professional and technical 12.1%, Administrative 11.2%, Sales and customer service 10.4%, Elementary 10.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.7%, Sales 8.9%, Elementary administration and service 8.7%.