Bere Ferrers Demographics (West Devon, England)

Bere Ferrers is a ward in West Devon of South West, England and includes areas of Holes Hole, Horrabridge, Crapstone, Doublewaters, Buckland Monachorum, Tuckermarsh, Weir Quay, Rumleigh, Bere Ferrers, Bere Alston, Magpie and Sampford Spiney.

In the 2011 census the population of Bere Ferrers was 2,989 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

93.7% of people living in Bere Ferrers were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Kenya, 0.2% India, 0.1% Ireland.

99.4% of people living in Bere Ferrers speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Any Sign Communication System, 0.1% British sign language.

The religious make up of Bere Ferrers is 62.7% Christian, 27.9% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish. 226 people did not state a religion. 9 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

55.0% of people are married, 10.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.8% are separated or divorced. There are 175 widowed people living in Bere Ferrers.

The top occupations listed by people in Bere Ferrers are Skilled trades 17.2%, Professional 16.9%, Associate professional and technical 11.1%, Elementary 11.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.1%, Administrative and secretarial 9.8%, Caring personal service 8.5%, Elementary administration and service 8.2%, Administrative 7.3%.