Whitwell Demographics (Bolsover, England)

Whitwell is a ward in Bolsover of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Whitwell, Belph, Elmton, Hodthorpe and Creswell.

In the 2011 census the population of Whitwell was 3,900 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Whitwell is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

96.5% of people living in Whitwell were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% United States, 0.1% China, 0.0% Sri Lanka.

99.5% of people living in Whitwell speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% African language, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Turkish.

The religious make up of Whitwell is 71.0% Christian, 22.4% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 219 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.4% of people are married, 12.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.5% are separated or divorced. There are 219 widowed people living in Whitwell.

The top occupations listed by people in Whitwell are Elementary 14.0%, Professional 13.2%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Elementary administration and service 11.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.5%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.1%, Sales and customer service 10.0%, Sales 9.2%.