Cinderford West Demographics (Forest of Dean, England)

Cinderford West is a ward in Forest of Dean of South West, England and includes areas of Littledean, Denecroft, Soudley, Upper Soudley, Lower Soudley, Forest Vale Industrial Estate and Bilson Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Cinderford West was 4,949 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Cinderford West is 41, while the median age is also 41.

93.6% of people living in Cinderford West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% Wales, 0.5% Scotland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% United States.

98.7% of people living in Cinderford West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian, 0.1% Turkish.

The religious make up of Cinderford West is 62.5% Christian, 28.8% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Muslim. 357 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.4% of people are married, 14.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.4% are separated or divorced. There are 342 widowed people living in Cinderford West.

The top occupations listed by people in Cinderford West are Skilled trades 17.5%, Elementary 15.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.3%, Caring personal service 11.6%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Administrative and secretarial 9.9%, Sales and customer service 8.7%, Caring Personal Services 8.5%, Professional 7.9%.