Dursley Demographics (Stroud, England)

Dursley is a ward in Stroud of South West, England and includes areas of Woodmancote, Bull Pitch, Kingshill, Garden Suburb, Highfields and Townsend.

In the 2011 census the population of Dursley was 6,697 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Dursley is 40, while the median age is lower at 39.

90.4% of people living in Dursley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.7% Wales, 0.8% Scotland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% South America, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% China.

97.5% of people living in Dursley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Portuguese, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Italian, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% German, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Dursley is 61.4% Christian, 29.0% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish. 489 people did not state a religion. 38 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.4% of people are married, 14.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.7% are separated or divorced. There are 396 widowed people living in Dursley.

The top occupations listed by people in Dursley are Professional 17.9%, Skilled trades 14.0%, Elementary 11.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.8%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.2%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.1%, Caring personal service 8.5%, Elementary administration and service 8.4%.