Tisbury Demographics (Wiltshire, England)

Tisbury is a ward in Wiltshire of South West, England and includes areas of Tisbury, Hindon, Fonthill Gifford, Chicksgrove, East Knoyle, Tuckingmill, Underhill, Upper Chicksgrove, Court Street, West Tisbury, Newtown, East Hatch, Kinghay, Milkwell, Donhead St. Andrew, Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Birdbush, Gutch Common, Brook Waters, Coppleridge, Motcombe, North End, Brockwater, Wincombe Park, Overway, Sedgehill, Sherstock, Lower Coombe, Sherborne Causeway and Semley.

In the 2011 census the population of Tisbury was 4,374 and is made up of approximately 55% females and 45% males.

The average age of people in Tisbury is 45, while the median age is higher at 48.

88.8% of people living in Tisbury were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Wales, 0.9% Scotland, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% United States, 0.4% India, 0.3% Kenya, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.3% Northern Ireland.

98.3% of people living in Tisbury speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Nepalese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Hungarian.

The religious make up of Tisbury is 69.3% Christian, 20.2% No religion, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Agnostic. 371 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.5% of people are married, 10.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 229 widowed people living in Tisbury.

The top occupations listed by people in Tisbury are Professional 17.5%, Skilled trades 17.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.6%, Associate professional and technical 12.6%, Elementary 10.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.0%, Administrative and secretarial 9.3%, Elementary administration and service 8.3%, Caring personal service 7.2%, Corporate managers and directors 6.9%.

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