Withersfield Demographics (St Edmundsbury, England)

Withersfield is a ward in St Edmundsbury of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Withersfield was 2,234 and is made up of approximately 45% females and 55% males.

The average age of people in Withersfield is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

88.6% of people living in Withersfield were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 1.2% Ireland, 0.7% Wales, 0.7% United States, 0.5% Jamaica, 0.3% Australia, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% South America.

97.3% of people living in Withersfield speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Arabic.

The religious make up of Withersfield is 64.2% Christian, 24.1% No religion, 1.7% Muslim, 0.6% Atheist, 0.4% Sikh, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish. 161 people did not state a religion. 12 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.1% of people are married, 11.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.5% are separated or divorced. There are 74 widowed people living in Withersfield.

The top occupations listed by people in Withersfield are Managers, directors and senior officials 19.1%, Professional 16.8%, Skilled trades 14.7%, Corporate managers and directors 12.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.8%, Associate professional and technical 11.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.6%, Administrative 8.1%, Elementary 7.6%, Caring personal service 6.8%.