Maldon Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Maldon was 61,629 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Maldon is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

94.1% of people living in Maldon were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.2% United States, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Philippines.

98.9% of people living in Maldon speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% German, 0.1% French, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Maldon is 65.0% Christian, 26.1% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic. 4,509 people did not state a religion. 214 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

54.7% of people are married, 10.9% 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, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 3,020 widowed people living in Maldon.

The top occupations listed by people in Maldon are Professional 15.0%, Skilled trades 14.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.5%, Associate professional and technical 13.0%, Administrative and secretarial 12.5%, Corporate managers and directors 9.0%, Elementary 8.9%, Administrative 8.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.4%.