Church Stretton and Craven Arms Demographics (Shropshire, England)

Church Stretton and Craven Arms is a ward in Shropshire of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Inwood, Woolston, All Stretton, Leebotwood, Hamperley, Upper Affcot, Picklescott, Marshbrook, Hatton, Melverley, Acton Scott, Minton, Sunnyside, Walkmills, Oakwood, Bunyions Lye, Whittingslow, Felhampton, Little Stretton, Cwmdale, Longmynd, Affcot, Church Moor, Alcaston, Lower Wood, Henley Common, Smethcott, Batchcote, Crosspipes, Wolverton, Crossways, Cwm Head, Padmore, Woolstaston, Old Church Moor, Meadowcroft, Onibury, Peatonstrand, Wootton, Cleemarsh, Halford, Elsich, Broadstone, Aston Munslow, The Harbour, Corfton, Seifton, Cold Weston, Norton, Hungerford, Baucott, Corfton Bache, Tugford, Heath, Aldon, Wetmore, Postons, Lower Millichope, Middlehope, Stokesay, Abdon, Bouldon, Pedlars Rest, Seifton Batch, Westhope, Peaton, Upper Dinchope, Cockshutford, Burley, Whittytree, Millichope, Medley Park, Whettleton, Shawbank, The Firs, Munslow, Lower Walton, Burwood, Dinchope, Clee St. Margaret, Sibdon, Duxmoor, Vernolds Common, Whitty Tree, Upper Walton, Bache, Broncroft, Diddlebury, Sibdon Carwood, Gretton, Comley, Clun, Aston-On-Clun, Birtley, Myndtown, Strefford, The Fish, Mardu, Coston, Caldy, Bettws-Y-Crwyn, Plowden, Totterton, Leamoor Common, Anchor, Newington, Whitcott Keysett, Guilden Down, Perry Gutter, Brockton, Hopesay, Eyton, Choulton, Lynchgate, Bicton, Treverward, Newcastle, Wistanstow, Round Oak, Long Mynd, Colstey, Bushmoor, Asterton, Argoed, Brunslow, Ale Oak, Edgton, Basford, Lower Down, Walcot, Longmeadow End, Cheney Longville, Llwyn, Purlogue and Horderley.

In the 2011 census the population of Church Stretton and Craven Arms was 8,936 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Church Stretton and Craven Arms is 48, while the median age is higher at 51.

89.5% of people living in Church Stretton and Craven Arms were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.8% Wales, 1.3% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% Australia.

98.0% of people living in Church Stretton and Craven Arms speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% French, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Turkish.

The religious make up of Church Stretton and Craven Arms is 67.5% Christian, 22.7% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Sikh. 689 people did not state a religion. 18 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.2% of people are married, 9.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.6% are separated or divorced. There are 457 widowed people living in Church Stretton and Craven Arms.

The top occupations listed by people in Church Stretton and Craven Arms are Skilled trades 18.2%, Professional 15.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.0%, Elementary 10.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.6%, Associate professional and technical 9.9%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Caring personal service 8.3%, Elementary administration and service 7.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.2%.