Information about West Devon

Overview of West Devon

The West Devon is located in the Devon postcode town, in the South West, England region.

The population of West Devon is 57,094 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in West Devon is 29,160, and the female population is 27,936. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 54,196, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 1,306. 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 (28,713), followed by No religion (23,754), 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

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (12,236), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (8,733). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the West Devon area mentioned they are Retired (15,401), while 12,229 adults mentioned they are Employee: Full-time.

Education

Regarding education, 16,468 adults have Level 3 education, while 7,079 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the West Devon area are

• Professional occupations (4444)
• Skilled trades occupations (4264), and
• Managers, directors and senior officials (3458)

Age

The average age of people living in West Devon is 48 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 55 to 64 (9373), Between 65 to 74 (8614), and Below 14 (8093). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

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 West Devon has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (10,302) followed by Small employers and own account workers (8,753), and Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (6,278). 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 West Devon has Bere Ferrers, Bridestowe, Buckland Monachorum, Burrator, Chagford, Dartmoor, Drewsteignton, Exbourne, Hatherleigh, Mary Tavy, Milton Ford, Okehampton North, Okehampton South, South Tawton, Tamarside, Tavistock North, Tavistock South East, Tavistock South West electoral wards.