Elstow Demographics (Bedford, England)

Elstow is a ward in Bedford of East of England, England and includes areas of Bell End and Keeley Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Elstow was 3,892 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Elstow is 37, while the median age is also 37.

84.7% of people living in Elstow were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.8% India, 1.6% Scotland, 0.9% Pakistan, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Kenya.

93.2% of people living in Elstow speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Panjabi, 0.7% Bengali, 0.5% Polish, 0.4% Urdu, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Lithuanian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Albanian, 0.2% Telugu.

The religious make up of Elstow is 56.1% Christian, 24.5% No religion, 5.3% Sikh, 2.9% Muslim, 2.4% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 239 people did not state a religion. 9 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.7% of people are married, 11.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.3% are separated or divorced. There are 159 widowed people living in Elstow.

The top occupations listed by people in Elstow are Professional 16.4%, Associate professional and technical 13.8%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.9%, Elementary 10.3%, Administrative 9.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.5%, Elementary administration and service 8.9%, Corporate managers and directors 8.3%.