The Forest of Dean is located in the Gloucestershire postcode town, in the South West, England region.
The population of Forest of Dean is 87,004 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Forest of Dean is 44,441, and the female population is 42,563. 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 82,401, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 1,988. 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 (43,969), followed by No religion (36,238), 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 (17,898), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (12,961). 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 Forest of Dean area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (22,000), while 20,541 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 21,023 adults have Level 3 education, while 11,425 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Forest of Dean area are
The average age of people living in Forest of Dean is 46 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 55 to 64 (13196), Below 14 (13077), and Between 65 to 74 (11820). 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 Forest of Dean has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (14,079) followed by Small employers and own account workers (10,093), and Routine occupations (9,398). 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)
The Forest of Dean has Berry Hill, Bream, Cinderford East, Cinderford West, Coleford, Dymock, Hartpury & Redmarley, Longhope & Huntley, Lydbrook, Lydney East, Lydney North, Lydney West & Aylburton, Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook, Newent & Taynton, Newland & Sling, Newnham, Pillowell, Ruspidge, St. Briavels, Tidenham, Westbury-on-Severn electoral wards.
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| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Area | Forest of Dean |
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| Ward |
Berry Hill Bream Cinderford East Cinderford West Coleford Dymock Hartpury & Redmarley Longhope & Huntley Lydbrook Lydney East Lydney North Lydney West & Aylburton Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook Newent & Taynton Newland & Sling Newnham Pillowell Ruspidge St. Briavels Tidenham Westbury-on-Severn |
| LTLA22 | |
| UTLA22 | Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |