East Cambridgeshire Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of East Cambridgeshire was 83,818 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in East Cambridgeshire is 40, while the median age is also 40.

87.3% of people living in East Cambridgeshire were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.0% United States, 1.7% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

96.1% of people living in East Cambridgeshire speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.2% Polish, 0.4% Lithuanian, 0.4% Portuguese, 0.2% French, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of East Cambridgeshire is 62.3% Christian, 27.6% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 6,631 people did not state a religion. 291 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 12 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

53.9% of people are married, 13.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.0% are separated or divorced. There are 3,576 widowed people living in East Cambridgeshire.

The top occupations listed by people in East Cambridgeshire are Professional 18.4%, Skilled trades 13.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.4%, Associate professional and technical 11.8%, Administrative and secretarial 11.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.0%, Elementary 8.8%, Corporate managers and directors 8.2%, Caring personal service 8.0%, Administrative 7.9%.