Distington Demographics (Copeland, England)

Distington is a ward in Copeland of North West, England and includes areas of High Harrington and Distington.

In the 2011 census the population of Distington was 4,058 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Distington is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

94.9% of people living in Distington were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.1% Scotland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% Bangladesh, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Australia.

99.0% of people living in Distington speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.2% French, 0.2% Lithuanian, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Distington is 78.8% Christian, 14.3% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim. 250 people did not state a religion. 4 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.7% of people are married, 11.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 228 widowed people living in Distington.

The top occupations listed by people in Distington are Skilled trades 16.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 14.6%, Elementary 14.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.4%, Elementary administration and service 11.7%, Caring personal service 10.3%, Professional 9.3%, Sales and customer service 8.5%, Caring Personal Services 8.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.0%.