The population of Central Bedfordshire is 294,251 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Central Bedfordshire is 149,123, and the female population is 145,129. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.
According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 245,769, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 15,516. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (140,903), followed by No religion (126,001), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer
As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (66,142), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (38,934). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.
Most people in the Central Bedfordshire area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (94,495), while 50,740 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 78,654 adults have Level 3 education, while 34,892 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Central Bedfordshire area are
The average age of people living in Central Bedfordshire is 41 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (54184), Between 45 to 54 (40436), and Between 35 to 44 (40283). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.
The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Central Bedfordshire has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (54,699) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (35,950), and Intermediate occupations (31,619). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)
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| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Area | Central Bedfordshire |
| Ward | Ampthill Arlesey Aspley and Woburn Barton-le-Clay Biggleswade North Biggleswade South Caddington Cranfield and Marston Moretaine Dunstable-Central Dunstable-Icknield Dunstable-Manshead Dunstable-Northfields Dunstable-Watling Eaton Bray Flitwick Heath and Reach Houghton Conquest and Haynes Houghton Hall Leighton Buzzard North Leighton Buzzard South Linslade Northill Parkside Potton Sandy Shefford Silsoe and Shillington Stotfold and Langford Tithe Farm Toddington Westoning, Flitton and Greenfield |
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| UTLA22 | Central Bedfordshire |
| Region | East of England |
| Country | England |