Wilsthorpe Demographics (Erewash, England)

Wilsthorpe is a ward in Erewash of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Long Eaton.

In the 2011 census the population of Wilsthorpe was 7,399 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Wilsthorpe is 38, while the median age is higher at 39.

92.8% of people living in Wilsthorpe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 1.1% India, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.2% China, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Kenya.

97.6% of people living in Wilsthorpe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Panjabi, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.2% Gujarati, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% German, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Any Sign Communication System.

The religious make up of Wilsthorpe is 55.2% Christian, 34.6% No religion, 1.4% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist. 498 people did not state a religion. 23 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 5 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

49.4% of people are married, 14.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 389 widowed people living in Wilsthorpe.

The top occupations listed by people in Wilsthorpe are Professional 14.5%, Administrative and secretarial 13.4%, Associate professional and technical 13.3%, Skilled trades 11.7%, Elementary 10.6%, Administrative 10.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.7%, Sales and customer service 9.7%, Elementary administration and service 9.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.4%.