Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Demographics (York, England)

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe is a ward in York of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Woodlands, Woodthorpe, Moor Lane, Ainsty Park, Mount Vale and Dringhouses.

In the 2011 census the population of Dringhouses and Woodthorpe was 11,084 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Dringhouses and Woodthorpe is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

91.1% of people living in Dringhouses and Woodthorpe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.7% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% China, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% United States, 0.1% North Africa.

98.2% of people living in Dringhouses and Woodthorpe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Dringhouses and Woodthorpe is 64.9% Christian, 25.8% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Hindu. 853 people did not state a religion. 27 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.6% of people are married, 11.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.3% are separated or divorced. There are 525 widowed people living in Dringhouses and Woodthorpe.

The top occupations listed by people in Dringhouses and Woodthorpe are Professional 20.7%, Associate professional and technical 12.3%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.5%, Skilled trades 10.3%, Sales and customer service 9.3%, Elementary 9.3%, Administrative 8.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.8%, Elementary administration and service 8.4%.