Arlesey Demographics (Central Bedfordshire, England)

Arlesey is a ward in Central Bedfordshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Henlow Camp, Upper Stondon, Lower Stondon and Holwellbury.

In the 2011 census the population of Arlesey was 14,572 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Arlesey is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

89.3% of people living in Arlesey were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.0% Scotland, 1.2% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% India, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% United States, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

97.7% of people living in Arlesey speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Arlesey is 60.4% Christian, 29.4% No religion, 1.0% Sikh, 0.4% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish. 1,027 people did not state a religion. 67 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

54.2% of people are married, 12.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.2% are separated or divorced. There are 705 widowed people living in Arlesey.

The top occupations listed by people in Arlesey are Associate professional and technical 17.3%, Professional 16.3%, Skilled trades 13.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.1%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Corporate managers and directors 9.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%, Administrative 8.6%, Elementary 8.0%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.2%.