Old Whittington Demographics (Chesterfield, England)

Old Whittington is a ward in Chesterfield of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Whittington Moor, Sheepbridge, Old Whittington, The Brushes and Broombank Park.

In the 2011 census the population of Old Whittington was 4,181 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

96.4% of people living in Old Whittington were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.2% India, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Australia, 0.0% Zimbabwe, 0.0% Philippines.

99.0% of people living in Old Whittington speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Old Whittington is 62.5% Christian, 28.1% No religion, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic. 329 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.7% of people are married, 14.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.8% are separated or divorced. There are 249 widowed people living in Old Whittington.

The top occupations listed by people in Old Whittington are Elementary 14.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.5%, Skilled trades 12.7%, Elementary administration and service 11.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.9%, Sales and customer service 10.3%, Professional 10.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.1%, Associate professional and technical 9.9%, Caring personal service 8.5%.