The population of Wiltshire is 510,333 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Wiltshire is 258,626, and the female population is 251,704. 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 459,594, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 18,257. 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 (256,160), followed by No religion (210,601), 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 (114,886), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (70,924). 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 Wiltshire area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (152,163), while 104,683 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 143,201 adults have Level 3 education, while 62,668 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Wiltshire area are
The average age of people living in Wiltshire is 44 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (85486), Between 55 to 64 (71046), and Between 45 to 54 (71009). 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 Wiltshire has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (95,305) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (62,885), and Intermediate occupations (53,043). 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 | Wiltshire |
| Ward | Aldbourne & Ramsbury Alderbury & Whiteparish Amesbury East & Bulford Amesbury South Amesbury West Avon Valley Bowerhill Box & Colerne Bradford-on-Avon North Bradford-on-Avon South Brinkworth Bromham, Rowde & Roundway By Brook Calne Central Calne Chilvester & Abberd Calne North Calne Rural Calne South Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon Chippenham Hardenhuish Chippenham Hardens & Central Chippenham Lowden & Rowden Chippenham Monkton Chippenham Pewsham Chippenham Sheldon Corsham Ladbrook Corsham Pickwick Corsham Without Cricklade & Latton Devizes East Devizes North Devizes Rural West Devizes South Downton & Ebble Valley Durrington Ethandune Fovant & Chalke Valley Hilperton Holt Kington Laverstock Ludgershall North & Rural Lyneham Malmesbury Marlborough East Marlborough West Melksham East Melksham Forest Melksham South Melksham Without North & Shurnhold Melksham Without West & Rural Mere Minety Nadder Valley Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley Pewsey Pewsey Vale East Pewsey Vale West Purton Redlynch & Landford Royal Wootton Bassett East Royal Wootton Bassett North Royal Wootton Bassett South & West Salisbury Bemerton Heath Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village Salisbury Harnham East Salisbury Harnham West Salisbury Milford Salisbury St Edmund's Salisbury St Francis & Stratford Salisbury St Paul's Sherston Southwick The Lavingtons Tidworth East & Ludgershall South Tidworth North & West Till Valley Tisbury Trowbridge Adcroft Trowbridge Central Trowbridge Drynham Trowbridge Grove Trowbridge Lambrok Trowbridge Park Trowbridge Paxcroft Urchfont & Bishops Cannings Warminster Broadway Warminster East Warminster North & Rural Warminster West Westbury East Westbury North Westbury West Wilton Winsley & Westwood Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley Wylye Valley |
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| UTLA22 | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |