Dunstable-Icknield Demographics (Central Bedfordshire, England)

Dunstable-Icknield is a ward in Central Bedfordshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Downside and Woodside Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Dunstable-Icknield was 7,713 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Dunstable-Icknield is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

85.0% of people living in Dunstable-Icknield were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Ireland, 1.3% India, 1.2% Sri Lanka, 1.2% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.4% Nigeria, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Jamaica.

93.9% of people living in Dunstable-Icknield speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.4% Polish, 0.9% Tamil, 0.4% Gujarati, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Kurdish, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Romanian, 0.2% Sinhala.

The religious make up of Dunstable-Icknield is 63.5% Christian, 23.1% No religion, 2.9% Hindu, 2.1% Muslim, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Jewish. 519 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.8% of people are married, 10.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.8% are separated or divorced. There are 298 widowed people living in Dunstable-Icknield.

The top occupations listed by people in Dunstable-Icknield are Skilled trades 13.9%, Administrative and secretarial 13.6%, Professional 13.1%, Associate professional and technical 12.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.0%, Administrative 10.0%, Elementary 9.6%, Sales and customer service 8.9%, Elementary administration and service 8.8%.