Highcliffe Demographics (Christchurch, England)

Highcliffe is a ward in Christchurch of South West, England and includes areas of Highcliffe, Naish Fm, Walkford Glen and Walkford.

In the 2011 census the population of Highcliffe was 3,456 and is made up of approximately 56% females and 44% males.

The average age of people in Highcliffe is 63, while the median age is higher at 69.

89.8% of people living in Highcliffe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Wales, 1.6% Scotland, 0.9% Ireland, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% China, 0.3% India, 0.2% North Africa, 0.1% South America.

98.1% of people living in Highcliffe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.2% Turkish, 0.2% French, 0.2% German, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious make up of Highcliffe is 76.1% Christian, 14.7% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% Jewish, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Atheist. 257 people did not state a religion. 3 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.0% of people are married, 6.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 10.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.9% are separated or divorced. There are 205 widowed people living in Highcliffe.

The top occupations listed by people in Highcliffe are Professional 17.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.1%, Administrative and secretarial 13.2%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Associate professional and technical 11.3%, Administrative 9.5%, Sales and customer service 9.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.3%, Corporate managers and directors 8.3%, Sales 7.9%.