Bassetlaw Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Bassetlaw was 112,863 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

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

93.1% of people living in Bassetlaw were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.3% India, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

97.4% of people living in Bassetlaw speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Polish, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Turkish.

The religious make up of Bassetlaw is 70.8% Christian, 20.6% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 7,704 people did not state a religion. 245 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 6 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

50.9% of people are married, 12.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 5,964 widowed people living in Bassetlaw.

The top occupations listed by people in Bassetlaw are Elementary 14.0%, Skilled trades 13.2%, Professional 12.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.3%, Elementary administration and service 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.5%, Administrative and secretarial 9.8%, Associate professional and technical 9.6%, Caring personal service 8.5%.