PEOPLE
565 People filled in the appraisal sheet in 224 households. According to the Electoral Roll there are 293 dwellings in the Parish so the return was76.5%. On the basis of the household return the population of the parish is approximately 738.
Age Distribution
There is a balanced distribtuion of ages for both men and women. Aveton Gifford is neither a community of old people nor young.
* 1991 Census population = 731
Why did we come here?
58 people were born in the Parish (approximately 8% of the population). Love of the countryside seems to be a major reason why people want to live here.
What do we do?
Number of Persons Registered as Diasabled
24 persons (5.7% of the survey). However, about 80 people had opinions about the accessibility of local facilities by disabled people.
Access to facilities for the disabled is:
| % | Good | Reasonable | Poor | No Opinion | Total Nos. |
| Shops | 26.3 | 33.8 | 37.5 | 2.5 | 80 |
| Memorial Hall | 48.1 | 36.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 79 |
| Public Transport | 22.1 | 27.3 | 36.4 | 14.3 | 77 |
| Recreational Facilities | 31.9 | 34.7 | 9.7 | 23.6 | 72 |
People with disabilities should lobby their representatives to have access improved.
