Bowdon Demographics (Trafford, England)

Bowdon is a ward in Trafford of North West, England and includes areas of Bowdon, Hale, Little Bollington, Ashley Heath, Ashley, Agden, Millington, Rostherne, Dunham Massey, Broadheath, Dunham, Millington Altrincham Cheshire, Rostherne Altrincham Cheshire, Oldfield Brow and Dunham Town.

In the 2011 census the population of Bowdon was 9,228 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Bowdon is 44, while the median age is higher at 46.

86.0% of people living in Bowdon were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.1% Scotland, 1.3% Wales, 1.3% Ireland, 1.2% India, 0.7% Pakistan, 0.7% Northern Ireland, 0.5% United States, 0.4% North Africa, 0.3% Australia.

96.4% of people living in Bowdon speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Urdu, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.2% French, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Bowdon is 62.9% Christian, 18.8% No religion, 5.9% Jewish, 3.2% Muslim, 1.5% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh. 609 people did not state a religion. 15 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

56.9% of people are married, 8.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.8% are separated or divorced. There are 392 widowed people living in Bowdon.

The top occupations listed by people in Bowdon are Professional 31.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 23.0%, Corporate managers and directors 16.0%, Associate professional and technical 14.1%, Business, media and public service professionals 11.5%, Health professionals 9.5%, Administrative and secretarial 8.8%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.5%, Health Professionals 7.4%, Other managers and proprietors 7.0%.