Whissendine Demographics (Rutland, England)

Whissendine is a ward in Rutland of East Midlands, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Whissendine was 1,253 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Whissendine is 45, while the median age is higher at 49.

91.8% of people living in Whissendine were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 1.7% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

99.2% of people living in Whissendine speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Tamil, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% German, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Polish.

The religious make up of Whissendine is 70.6% Christian, 21.5% No religion, 0.4% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist. 84 people did not state a religion.

63.6% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.2% are separated or divorced. There are 49 widowed people living in Whissendine.

The top occupations listed by people in Whissendine are Professional 18.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.6%, Skilled trades 11.5%, Associate professional and technical 11.3%, Corporate managers and directors 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Elementary 9.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.9%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.3%, Sales and customer service 7.3%.