Hamdon Demographics (South Somerset, England)

Hamdon is a ward in South Somerset of South West, England and includes areas of Percombe, Chiselborough, East Stoke and Norton Sub Hamdon.

In the 2011 census the population of Hamdon was 2,711 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Hamdon is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

93.4% of people living in Hamdon were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Wales, 1.0% Scotland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% India, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Isle of Man.

99.6% of people living in Hamdon speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Hamdon is 65.0% Christian, 23.9% No religion, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 256 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.4% of people are married, 10.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 155 widowed people living in Hamdon.

The top occupations listed by people in Hamdon are Professional 18.0%, Skilled trades 16.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.4%, Associate professional and technical 10.0%, Elementary 9.9%, Administrative and secretarial 9.6%, Caring personal service 8.9%, Sales and customer service 7.7%, Corporate managers and directors 7.4%.