Wye Demographics (Ashford, England)

Wye is a ward in Ashford of South East, England and includes areas of Hinxhill, Bodsham, Hastingleigh, Withersdane, Brook, Naccolt, West Brabourne, East Brabourne, Elmsted, Bodsham Green, Spelder's Hill and Wye.

In the 2011 census the population of Wye was 2,282 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Wye is 46, while the median age is higher at 47.

87.6% of people living in Wye were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.0% Ireland, 0.9% Wales, 0.7% India, 0.6% United States, 0.6% Australia, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Bangladesh, 0.3% Kenya.

97.2% of people living in Wye speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% French, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Czech.

The religious make up of Wye is 66.6% Christian, 22.5% No religion, 0.8% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Atheist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Humanist. 187 people did not state a religion. 4 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.4% of people are married, 10.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.1% are separated or divorced. There are 115 widowed people living in Wye.

The top occupations listed by people in Wye are Professional 28.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.1%, Associate professional and technical 11.8%, Skilled trades 10.3%, Corporate managers and directors 9.8%, Administrative and secretarial 9.6%, Business, media and public service professionals 9.1%, Elementary 7.8%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 7.5%, Teaching and educational professionals 7.5%.