Demography
The city itself had a population of 39,726 at the 2001 census. The results of the 2011 census are not yet available, but they are expected to show a substantial increase.
The former Salisbury District, which was abolished in 2009, included the surrounding towns and villages and had an estimated population in 2004 of 115,000, of whom 98.67% of were white, and 96.41% White British. 0.30% of the population were South Asian, 0.16% were Chinese, 0.13% were black and 0.57% were of mixed race.
88.50% of the population were born in England, 4.77% were born elsewhere in the UK, and 3.12% were born elsewhere in the EU (including the Republic of Ireland). 3.60% of the population were born outside of the EU.
78.29% of the population declared their religion as Christianity, while 13.58% stated "no religion" and 7.17% declined to state their religion. The second largest actual religion in Salisbury was Islam with adherents accounting for 0.24% of the population.
22.33% of the population are aged between 30-44, 42.76% are over 45 and only 13.3% are between 18-29
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