Demography
In 2001, there were 1,821 residents in 639 households of which 18.8% were aged over 65; 4.5% of the population were in full-time further education; 70.9% of all men were economically active whereas 3.2% were unemployed, 5.2% worked part-time; 58.9% of all women were economically active whereas 1.2% were unemployed, 37.7% worked part-time.
As to ethnicity, 97.3% of the population identified themselves as being white, 0.5% as mixed, 1.0% as of Indian descent, and 1.5% as other of the three main categories.
In terms of religion, 80.1%% of the population responded as being Christian, 0.6% as Muslim, 2.0% other religions, 11.1% as atheist and 6% declined to answer.
Chaldon's economy is predominantly a service sector economy reflected by the lower end of the official categorisation table of occupation given, compiled from the 2001 census:
| Category | Number of adults in category in 2001 | Percentage of those aged 16–74 |
|---|---|---|
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 39 | 2.9% |
| Semi-routine occupations | 83 | 6.2% |
| Routine occupations | 39 | 2.9% |
Whereas in this census, 24% of the population worked in lower managerial and professional occupations and 7.9% in higher professional occupations.
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