Fernhill Demographics (New Forest, England)

Fernhill is a ward in New Forest of South East, England and includes areas of Barton Common, Bashley Park, Ashley, Bashley, Ashley Clinton, Gore, Upper Ashley Common, Lower Ashley Common, Ossemsley, Barton-On-Sea and Old Milton.

In the 2011 census the population of Fernhill was 6,279 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Fernhill is 44, while the median age is higher at 45.

92.0% of people living in Fernhill were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

98.2% of people living in Fernhill speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% German, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% French, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Fernhill is 63.1% Christian, 26.9% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish. 513 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.3% of people are married, 11.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.9% are separated or divorced. There are 411 widowed people living in Fernhill.

The top occupations listed by people in Fernhill are Skilled trades 15.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 14.5%, Elementary 11.6%, Professional 11.6%, Caring personal service 11.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Elementary administration and service 10.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.9%, Associate professional and technical 9.5%, Sales and customer service 9.2%.