De Parys Demographics (Bedford, England)

De Parys is a ward in Bedford of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of De Parys was 7,209 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in De Parys is 40, while the median age is lower at 38.

78.4% of people living in De Parys were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% India, 1.3% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.9% Ireland, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.6% China, 0.5% United States, 0.5% Zimbabwe.

89.5% of people living in De Parys speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% Polish, 1.3% Italian, 1.0% All other Chinese, 0.6% German, 0.4% Russian, 0.3% Cantonese Chinese, 0.3% Panjabi, 0.3% Bengali, 0.2% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of De Parys is 59.6% Christian, 26.6% No religion, 2.6% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 527 people did not state a religion. 26 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

44.2% of people are married, 9.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 27.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 354 widowed people living in De Parys.

The top occupations listed by people in De Parys are Professional 24.1%, Associate professional and technical 13.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.0%, Elementary 10.8%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Elementary administration and service 10.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.2%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 8.4%, Teaching and educational professionals 8.4%, Skilled trades 8.3%.