Benfieldside Demographics (County Durham, England)

Benfieldside is a ward in County Durham of North East, England and includes areas of Shotley Bridge, Blackhill and Ebchester.

In the 2011 census the population of Benfieldside was 6,637 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Benfieldside is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

95.3% of people living in Benfieldside were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Wales, 0.1% United States, 0.1% India, 0.1% Sri Lanka, 0.1% South America, 0.1% South Africa.

98.8% of people living in Benfieldside speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Tamil.

The religious make up of Benfieldside is 75.6% Christian, 18.1% No religion, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist. 350 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.7% of people are married, 10.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.1% are separated or divorced. There are 331 widowed people living in Benfieldside.

The top occupations listed by people in Benfieldside are Professional 20.1%, Skilled trades 12.4%, Associate professional and technical 12.0%, Administrative and secretarial 11.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.7%, Elementary 9.4%, Administrative 8.7%, Caring personal service 8.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.6%.