West Highcliffe Demographics (Christchurch, England)

West Highcliffe is a ward in Christchurch of South West, England and includes areas of Airfield Way, Highcliffe, Airfield Road, Highcliffe On Sea, Guss, Friars Cliff, Priory Industrial Estate and Grange Road Business Centre.

In the 2011 census the population of West Highcliffe was 5,587 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in West Highcliffe is 51, while the median age is higher at 56.

91.7% of people living in West Highcliffe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Wales, 1.5% Scotland, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% South America.

99.0% of people living in West Highcliffe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% German, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Afrikaans, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Turkish.

The religious make up of West Highcliffe is 72.0% Christian, 19.2% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 408 people did not state a religion. 12 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.4% of people are married, 7.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 14.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 283 widowed people living in West Highcliffe.

The top occupations listed by people in West Highcliffe are Professional 17.0%, Administrative and secretarial 14.5%, Associate professional and technical 13.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.1%, Skilled trades 11.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.0%, Administrative 9.8%, Sales and customer service 9.3%, Corporate managers and directors 8.4%, Sales 7.9%.