Box and Colerne Demographics (Wiltshire, England)

Box and Colerne is a ward in Wiltshire of South West, England and includes areas of Kingsdown, Middle Hill, Box, Ashley, Ditteridge, Alcombe, Box Hill, West Littleton, Ashwicke, Slaughterford, Colerne, Ford, Hinton, Pennsylvania, Dyrham, Marshfield, North Wraxall, Thickwood, Cold Ashton and North Colerne.

In the 2011 census the population of Box and Colerne was 5,200 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Box and Colerne is 40, while the median age is also 40.

86.7% of people living in Box and Colerne were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.2% Wales, 2.3% Scotland, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Australia, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

98.4% of people living in Box and Colerne speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% German, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Nepalese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Oceanic/Australian language, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Box and Colerne is 63.8% Christian, 26.5% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Sikh. 393 people did not state a religion. 20 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

61.9% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.8% are separated or divorced. There are 199 widowed people living in Box and Colerne.

The top occupations listed by people in Box and Colerne are Associate professional and technical 23.5%, Professional 19.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.2%, Protective service 11.8%, Skilled trades 10.7%, Corporate managers and directors 9.4%, Administrative and secretarial 8.4%, Elementary 7.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 6.9%, Administrative 6.6%.