Brightwell Demographics (South Oxfordshire, England)

Brightwell is a ward in South Oxfordshire of South East, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Brightwell was 2,554 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

89.1% of people living in Brightwell were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.6% Wales, 0.7% United States, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

97.9% of people living in Brightwell speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% French, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Romanian, 0.2% Italian, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% German, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Northern European Language.

The religious make up of Brightwell is 66.1% Christian, 23.6% No religion, 0.4% Jewish, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist. 213 people did not state a religion. 5 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

60.5% of people are married, 9.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.5% are separated or divorced. There are 86 widowed people living in Brightwell.

The top occupations listed by people in Brightwell are Professional 25.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.2%, Associate professional and technical 11.1%, Skilled trades 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 10.8%, Corporate managers and directors 9.8%, Elementary 8.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.9%, Business, media and public service professionals 7.8%, Administrative 7.2%.