Wickford Castledon Demographics (Basildon, England)

Wickford Castledon is a ward in Basildon of East of England, England and includes areas of Nevendon.

In the 2011 census the population of Wickford Castledon was 7,602 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Wickford Castledon is 45, while the median age is higher at 46.

93.2% of people living in Wickford Castledon were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Ireland, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% India, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.1% Nigeria.

98.5% of people living in Wickford Castledon speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Turkish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Afrikaans, 0.1% Oceanic/Australian language, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Shona.

The religious make up of Wickford Castledon is 65.4% Christian, 24.7% No religion, 0.9% Muslim, 0.7% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh. 547 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.5% of people are married, 9.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.4% are separated or divorced. There are 345 widowed people living in Wickford Castledon.

The top occupations listed by people in Wickford Castledon are Administrative and secretarial 15.7%, Skilled trades 15.3%, Associate professional and technical 12.3%, Professional 12.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.4%, Administrative 11.0%, Elementary 9.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.3%, Sales and customer service 8.2%, Corporate managers and directors 8.1%.