Ludgershall and Perham Down Demographics (Wiltshire, England)

Ludgershall and Perham Down is a ward in Wiltshire of South West, England and includes areas of Conholt, Ludgershall, Redenham Park, Great Shoddesden, Perham Down, Biddesden, Appleshaw, Faberstown, Upper Chute, Redenham, Clanville, Chute Cadley, Tilly Down, Ramridge Park, Weyhill, Little Shoddesden, Ragged Appleshaw, Kimpton, Chute Forest, Lower Chute and Chute Standen.

In the 2011 census the population of Ludgershall and Perham Down was 5,874 and is made up of approximately 47% females and 53% males.

The average age of people in Ludgershall and Perham Down is 35, while the median age is lower at 33.

83.0% of people living in Ludgershall and Perham Down were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.8% Scotland, 2.2% Wales, 1.2% Northern Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Hong Kong , 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Ghana, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% India.

96.8% of people living in Ludgershall and Perham Down speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Nepalese, 0.5% Polish, 0.3% Oceanic/Australian language, 0.3% German, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% West African language, 0.1% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Ludgershall and Perham Down is 65.0% Christian, 26.3% No religion, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Jewish. 368 people did not state a religion. 31 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.0% of people are married, 14.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.6% are separated or divorced. There are 276 widowed people living in Ludgershall and Perham Down.

The top occupations listed by people in Ludgershall and Perham Down are Associate professional and technical 23.5%, Protective service 15.7%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Administrative and secretarial 11.0%, Elementary 10.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.4%, Administrative 8.9%, Professional 8.5%.