Derwent Valley Demographics (Allerdale, England)

Derwent Valley is a ward in Allerdale of North West, England and includes areas of Swinside, Watendlath, Seatoller, Seathwaite, Borrowdale, Thornthwaite, Newlands, Hawse End, Grange, Braithwaite, Stair, Little Braithwaite, Lingholm, Derwent Bay, Longthwaite, Southey Hill Ind Est, Manesty, Ashness, Portinscale and Rosthwaite.

In the 2011 census the population of Derwent Valley was 1,615 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Derwent Valley is 46, while the median age is higher at 49.

87.4% of people living in Derwent Valley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.3% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.7% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.2% Jamaica, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Kenya.

95.4% of people living in Derwent Valley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.2% Hungarian, 0.5% Romanian, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Thai, 0.2% Turkish, 0.1% Maltese, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Derwent Valley is 65.8% Christian, 24.2% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Agnostic. 139 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

60.1% of people are married, 9.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.8% are separated or divorced. There are 59 widowed people living in Derwent Valley.

The top occupations listed by people in Derwent Valley are Managers, directors and senior officials 21.0%, Skilled trades 18.8%, Elementary 17.1%, Elementary administration and service 15.6%, Other managers and proprietors 15.4%, Professional 14.8%, Managers and Proprietors in Hospitality and Leisure Services 11.7%, Associate professional and technical 8.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.5%, Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 6.2%.