Bassingbourn Demographics (South Cambridgeshire, England)

Bassingbourn is a ward in South Cambridgeshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Orwell, Bassingbourn, Kneesworth, Whaddon Gap, Meldreth, Bassingbourn Barracks, Shadbury End, Whaddon and Wimpole.

In the 2011 census the population of Bassingbourn was 5,088 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Bassingbourn is 38, while the median age is higher at 39.

88.4% of people living in Bassingbourn were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 1.3% Wales, 0.8% Northern Ireland, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% United States, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Australia, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

97.3% of people living in Bassingbourn speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Lithuanian, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% German, 0.1% French, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Shona, 0.1% Afrikaans.

The religious make up of Bassingbourn is 62.2% Christian, 27.8% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Agnostic. 381 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.3% of people are married, 10.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.4% are separated or divorced. There are 204 widowed people living in Bassingbourn.

The top occupations listed by people in Bassingbourn are Professional 18.3%, Associate professional and technical 16.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.6%, Corporate managers and directors 11.4%, Skilled trades 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 10.5%, Elementary 8.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.7%, Administrative 7.5%, Caring personal service 6.6%.