Wickford North Demographics (Basildon, England)

Wickford North is a ward in Basildon of East of England, England and includes areas of Rawreth, Shotgate, Ilgars, Runwell and Battlesbridge.

In the 2011 census the population of Wickford North was 12,235 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Wickford North is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

94.2% of people living in Wickford North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Kenya, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.6% of people living in Wickford North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% African language, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% French, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Russian.

The religious make up of Wickford North is 66.5% Christian, 24.8% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh. 839 people did not state a religion. 34 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.0% of people are married, 10.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 558 widowed people living in Wickford North.

The top occupations listed by people in Wickford North are Administrative and secretarial 15.7%, Skilled trades 14.2%, Associate professional and technical 13.9%, Professional 12.8%, Administrative 11.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%, Elementary 8.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.8%, Corporate managers and directors 7.7%.