Holt Demographics (East Dorset, England)

Holt is a ward in East Dorset of South West, England and includes areas of Horton, Crooked Withies, Lower Mannington, Uppington, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Hampreston, Lower Row, Chalbury, Pilford, Holt, Mannington, Hinton Martell, Clayford, Broomhill, Higher Row and Broad Lawn.

In the 2011 census the population of Holt was 2,286 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Holt is 47, while the median age is higher at 51.

92.8% of people living in Holt were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Wales, 1.2% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Sri Lanka.

99.2% of people living in Holt speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Polish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% French, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Holt is 67.5% Christian, 22.3% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 205 people did not state a religion. 5 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

64.0% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 4.1% are separated or divorced. There are 57 widowed people living in Holt.

The top occupations listed by people in Holt are Professional 20.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 20.3%, Skilled trades 14.8%, Corporate managers and directors 11.8%, Administrative and secretarial 11.4%, Associate professional and technical 10.3%, Other managers and proprietors 8.4%, Elementary 8.1%, Administrative 7.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 6.4%.