Whitchurch Demographics (Basingstoke and Deane, England)

Whitchurch is a ward in Basingstoke and Deane of South East, England and includes areas of Upper Woodcott, Hurstbourne Priors, Laverstoke Grange, Dunley, Freefolk Priors, Tufton, Lower Woodcott, Tufton Warren, Freefolk, Wooldings, Litchfield, Hare Warren, Ashley Warren, Wells-In-The-Field, Whitnal, Cole Henley and Laverstoke.

In the 2011 census the population of Whitchurch was 5,234 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Whitchurch is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

90.2% of people living in Whitchurch were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.7% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Australia, 0.3% United States, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

98.3% of people living in Whitchurch speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Russian, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Shona.

The religious make up of Whitchurch is 65.0% Christian, 25.4% No religion, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 402 people did not state a religion. 29 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

55.1% of people are married, 11.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 253 widowed people living in Whitchurch.

The top occupations listed by people in Whitchurch are Professional 21.3%, Associate professional and technical 14.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.5%, Skilled trades 12.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.9%, Corporate managers and directors 9.5%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.4%, Administrative 7.9%, Elementary 7.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.4%.