Kempston Central and East Demographics (Bedford, England)

Kempston Central and East is a ward in Bedford of East of England, England and includes areas of Kempston, South End and Cauldwell.

In the 2011 census the population of Kempston Central and East was 7,136 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Kempston Central and East is 38, while the median age is lower at 37.

78.8% of people living in Kempston Central and East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 6.4% India, 0.9% Scotland, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Kenya, 0.4% Bangladesh, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Jamaica, 0.3% Pakistan.

86.5% of people living in Kempston Central and East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 4.8% Panjabi, 2.6% Polish, 1.0% Italian, 0.6% Lithuanian, 0.4% Bengali, 0.3% Gujarati, 0.3% Tamil, 0.3% Urdu, 0.3% Romanian.

The religious make up of Kempston Central and East is 54.2% Christian, 23.8% No religion, 5.7% Sikh, 3.1% Hindu, 2.6% Muslim, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 484 people did not state a religion. 33 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.0% of people are married, 11.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.3% are separated or divorced. There are 446 widowed people living in Kempston Central and East.

The top occupations listed by people in Kempston Central and East are Elementary 16.3%, Elementary administration and service 14.2%, Skilled trades 12.8%, Professional 12.2%, Administrative and secretarial 12.1%, Sales and customer service 10.1%, Associate professional and technical 9.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Administrative 9.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.4%.