Kempston South Demographics (Bedford, England)

Kempston South is a ward in Bedford of East of England, England and includes areas of Kempston, Bell End, Woburn Road Industrial Estate and Keeley Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Kempston South was 4,099 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Kempston South is 38, while the median age is also 38.

81.6% of people living in Kempston South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 4.9% India, 1.5% Scotland, 0.9% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% Kenya, 0.3% Jamaica, 0.3% Ghana, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.3% Zimbabwe.

90.8% of people living in Kempston South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 3.3% Panjabi, 1.4% Polish, 0.8% Malayalam, 0.6% Italian, 0.3% Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian, 0.2% French, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% Russian, 0.2% Slovak.

The religious make up of Kempston South is 59.2% Christian, 21.7% No religion, 5.5% Sikh, 2.7% Hindu, 1.5% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 261 people did not state a religion. 9 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.5% of people are married, 9.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.3% are separated or divorced. There are 182 widowed people living in Kempston South.

The top occupations listed by people in Kempston South are Elementary 13.6%, Skilled trades 12.9%, Administrative and secretarial 12.9%, Professional 12.0%, Elementary administration and service 11.8%, Associate professional and technical 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.1%, Sales and customer service 9.9%, Administrative 9.7%, Caring personal service 9.1%.