St Edmundsbury Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of St Edmundsbury was 111,008 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in St Edmundsbury is 41, while the median age is also 41.

88.7% of people living in St Edmundsbury were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 1.1% United States, 0.8% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

96.5% of people living in St Edmundsbury speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Polish, 0.4% Portuguese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% French, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of St Edmundsbury is 62.3% Christian, 28.4% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Sikh. 8,058 people did not state a religion. 407 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 13 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

51.5% of people are married, 11.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 5,621 widowed people living in St Edmundsbury.

The top occupations listed by people in St Edmundsbury are Professional 14.7%, Associate professional and technical 13.3%, Skilled trades 12.6%, Elementary 11.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.1%, Elementary administration and service 9.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.3%, Corporate managers and directors 7.7%.