Ameysford Demographics (East Dorset, England)

Ameysford is a ward in East Dorset of South West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Ameysford was 2,457 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Ameysford is 48, while the median age is higher at 51.

93.1% of people living in Ameysford were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 1.3% Wales, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Kenya, 0.1% Australia.

99.4% of people living in Ameysford speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% German, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Malay.

The religious make up of Ameysford is 66.7% Christian, 22.5% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic. 220 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

55.4% of people are married, 8.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.4% are separated or divorced. There are 149 widowed people living in Ameysford.

The top occupations listed by people in Ameysford are Skilled trades 16.7%, Administrative and secretarial 13.5%, Professional 13.0%, Associate professional and technical 11.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.2%, Elementary 10.1%, Sales and customer service 9.1%, Administrative 8.9%, Elementary administration and service 8.6%.