Bockhanger Demographics (Ashford, England)

Bockhanger is a ward in Ashford of South East, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Bockhanger was 2,375 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Bockhanger is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

88.9% of people living in Bockhanger were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Nigeria.

95.5% of people living in Bockhanger speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Polish, 1.0% Nepalese, 0.4% French, 0.2% British sign language, 0.2% German, 0.2% Kurdish, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Bockhanger is 66.2% Christian, 24.0% No religion, 1.2% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 178 people did not state a religion. 2 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.9% of people are married, 9.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.9% are separated or divorced. There are 153 widowed people living in Bockhanger.

The top occupations listed by people in Bockhanger are Professional 16.1%, Skilled trades 12.9%, Administrative and secretarial 12.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.2%, Elementary 10.3%, Associate professional and technical 10.2%, Sales and customer service 9.8%, Administrative 9.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.5%, Elementary administration and service 8.2%.