Witnesham Demographics (Suffolk Coastal, England)

Witnesham is a ward in Suffolk Coastal of East of England, England and includes areas of Ashbocking, Crowfield, Otley, Culpho, Westerfield, Ashbocking Green, Witnesham, Gibraltar, Hemingstone, Swilland, Gosbeck, Tuddenham St. Martin, Playford, Primrose Hill, Coddenham and Tuddenham.

In the 2011 census the population of Witnesham was 1,965 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Witnesham is 47, while the median age is higher at 50.

92.2% of people living in Witnesham were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 1.0% Northern Ireland, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% United States, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Australia, 0.3% India, 0.2% Kenya.

99.1% of people living in Witnesham speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Gujarati, 0.2% French, 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% German, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Witnesham is 68.5% Christian, 23.7% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh. 112 people did not state a religion. 12 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

61.8% of people are married, 8.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.8% are separated or divorced. There are 77 widowed people living in Witnesham.

The top occupations listed by people in Witnesham are Professional 24.1%, Associate professional and technical 13.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.9%, Administrative and secretarial 12.3%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.7%, Administrative 8.0%, Corporate managers and directors 7.5%, Caring personal service 7.0%, Sales and customer service 6.9%.