Daventry Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Daventry was 77,843 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Daventry is 41, while the median age is higher at 43.

90.6% of people living in Daventry were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 1.2% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.2% United States, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Australia.

97.5% of people living in Daventry speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.0% Polish, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% German, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% French, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Daventry is 64.7% Christian, 26.2% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish. 5,278 people did not state a religion. 225 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 8 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

54.4% of people are married, 11.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 3,559 widowed people living in Daventry.

The top occupations listed by people in Daventry are Professional 16.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.4%, Associate professional and technical 12.6%, Elementary 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Skilled trades 11.6%, Elementary administration and service 10.4%, Corporate managers and directors 10.0%, Administrative 8.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.2%.