Bedlington Central Demographics (Northumberland, England)

Bedlington Central is a ward in Northumberland of North East, England and includes areas of Bedlington Bank Top, Bedlington Station, Bayard Wood and Bayard Woods.

In the 2011 census the population of Bedlington Central was 4,294 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Bedlington Central is 45, while the median age is higher at 46.

95.7% of people living in Bedlington Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% Kenya, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Australia.

99.3% of people living in Bedlington Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Bedlington Central is 74.6% Christian, 18.8% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Hindu. 236 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.4% of people are married, 9.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.5% are separated or divorced. There are 223 widowed people living in Bedlington Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Bedlington Central are Professional 15.1%, Administrative and secretarial 13.7%, Associate professional and technical 13.0%, Skilled trades 11.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.5%, Administrative 10.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.3%, Elementary 9.8%, Caring personal service 9.2%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.5%.