Witham North Demographics (Braintree, England)

Witham North is a ward in Braintree of East of England, England and includes areas of Chipping Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Witham North was 4,809 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Witham North is 38, while the median age is lower at 37.

91.6% of people living in Witham North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.8% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% India, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Nigeria.

97.2% of people living in Witham North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Polish, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Nepalese, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Slovak.

The religious make up of Witham North is 58.4% Christian, 31.5% No religion, 0.7% Hindu, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 368 people did not state a religion. 20 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.0% of people are married, 13.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.6% are separated or divorced. There are 299 widowed people living in Witham North.

The top occupations listed by people in Witham North are Elementary 13.8%, Skilled trades 13.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.9%, Elementary administration and service 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Associate professional and technical 10.4%, Professional 10.1%, Administrative 9.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.7%.