Parkstone Demographics (Poole, England)

Parkstone is a ward in Poole of South West, England and includes areas of Parkstone, Lilliput, Whitecliffe, Salterns, Courthill and Kinson Pottery Industrial Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Parkstone was 10,779 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Parkstone is 44, while the median age is also 44.

87.8% of people living in Parkstone were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Wales, 1.7% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.2% North Africa, 0.2% South America, 0.2% United States.

96.9% of people living in Parkstone speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% French, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% German, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Parkstone is 62.2% Christian, 27.4% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 859 people did not state a religion. 53 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

44.6% of people are married, 12.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.4% are separated or divorced. There are 746 widowed people living in Parkstone.

The top occupations listed by people in Parkstone are Professional 23.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.9%, Associate professional and technical 14.4%, Corporate managers and directors 10.6%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Skilled trades 10.2%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.5%, Health professionals 7.6%, Administrative 7.6%, Sales and customer service 7.3%.