Budleigh Demographics (East Devon, England)

Budleigh is a ward in East Devon of South West, England and includes areas of Knowle, West Hill, Stoneborough, Little Knowle, The Granary and Granary.

In the 2011 census the population of Budleigh was 5,967 and is made up of approximately 54% females and 46% males.

The average age of people in Budleigh is 53, while the median age is higher at 59.

90.3% of people living in Budleigh were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% Wales, 1.8% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

99.1% of people living in Budleigh speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% German, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% French, 0.1% All other languages, 0.1% Danish.

The religious make up of Budleigh is 67.1% Christian, 23.2% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Agnostic. 490 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

57.7% of people are married, 8.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 13.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.7% are separated or divorced. There are 304 widowed people living in Budleigh.

The top occupations listed by people in Budleigh are Professional 19.4%, Skilled trades 15.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.0%, Associate professional and technical 11.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Administrative and secretarial 9.4%, Elementary 9.0%, Sales and customer service 8.0%, Elementary administration and service 7.9%, Caring personal service 7.7%.