Loders Demographics (West Dorset, England)

Loders is a ward in West Dorset of South West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Loders was 1,697 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Loders is 48, while the median age is higher at 52.

91.5% of people living in Loders were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.2% South America, 0.2% India, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Kenya.

99.3% of people living in Loders speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% French, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Ukrainian, 0.1% All other languages, 0.1% East Asian Language, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Loders is 64.9% Christian, 25.3% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish. 138 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.9% of people are married, 10.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.4% are separated or divorced. There are 79 widowed people living in Loders.

The top occupations listed by people in Loders are Professional 19.2%, Skilled trades 18.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.0%, Associate professional and technical 10.6%, Elementary 8.7%, Administrative and secretarial 8.5%, Caring personal service 8.1%, Corporate managers and directors 8.0%, Sales and customer service 7.1%.