Woodside Demographics (Telford and Wrekin, England)

Woodside is a ward in Telford and Wrekin of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Lincoln Hill, Woodside, Wrekin View, Madeleywood, Hodgebower, Iron-Bridge, Ladywood, Madeley, Lloyds Head, Paradise and Lightmoor.

In the 2011 census the population of Woodside was 6,898 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Woodside is 32, while the median age is lower at 29.

91.8% of people living in Woodside were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 1.5% Wales, 0.8% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Ghana, 0.1% South America, 0.1% Africa not otherwise specified, 0.1% Pakistan.

97.9% of people living in Woodside speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.3% Gujarati, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Akan.

The religious make up of Woodside is 48.2% Christian, 44.0% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.3% Sikh, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist. 380 people did not state a religion. 20 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

36.3% of people are married, 17.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 12.3% are separated or divorced. There are 432 widowed people living in Woodside.

The top occupations listed by people in Woodside are Elementary 20.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 15.4%, Elementary administration and service 15.2%, Skilled trades 13.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.4%, Sales and customer service 10.3%, Caring personal service 10.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.2%, Sales 8.7%, Administrative and secretarial 7.8%.