Castlefields and Ditherington Demographics (Shropshire, England)

Castlefields and Ditherington is a ward in Shropshire of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Spring Gdns, Coton Hill and Spring Gardens.

In the 2011 census the population of Castlefields and Ditherington was 4,231 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Castlefields and Ditherington is 38, while the median age is lower at 37.

88.1% of people living in Castlefields and Ditherington were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.4% Wales, 0.9% Scotland, 0.6% India, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% United States.

95.9% of people living in Castlefields and Ditherington speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Polish, 0.3% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.2% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.2% Cantonese Chinese, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Castlefields and Ditherington is 56.8% Christian, 33.6% No religion, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Atheist. 331 people did not state a religion. 16 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

33.6% of people are married, 16.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 12.3% are separated or divorced. There are 333 widowed people living in Castlefields and Ditherington.

The top occupations listed by people in Castlefields and Ditherington are Elementary 16.7%, Elementary administration and service 14.7%, Professional 13.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.8%, Skilled trades 12.4%, Sales and customer service 10.9%, Sales 10.0%, Caring personal service 9.9%, Administrative and secretarial 8.9%, Associate professional and technical 8.8%.