Gedling Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Gedling was 113,543 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Gedling is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

92.3% of people living in Gedling were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% India, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Jamaica, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

97.8% of people living in Gedling speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Arabic.

The religious make up of Gedling is 57.1% Christian, 32.3% No religion, 1.4% Muslim, 0.6% Sikh, 0.5% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 8,019 people did not state a religion. 299 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 10 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

48.7% of people are married, 12.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 6,096 widowed people living in Gedling.

The top occupations listed by people in Gedling are Professional 16.7%, Administrative and secretarial 12.9%, Associate professional and technical 12.5%, Skilled trades 12.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.7%, Administrative 9.6%, Elementary 9.4%, Sales and customer service 9.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.3%, Elementary administration and service 8.2%.