Cheshire East Census Demographics United Kingdom
In the 2011 census the population of Cheshire East was 370,127 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.
The average age of people in Cheshire East is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.
90.8% of people living in Cheshire East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.6% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% United States, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Australia.
97.4% of people living in Cheshire East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.0% Polish, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% German, 0.1% French, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Bengali.
The religious make up of Cheshire East is 68.9% Christian, 22.3% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh. 24,641 people did not state a religion. 1,033 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 38 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.
51.6% of people are married, 10.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 19,571 widowed people living in Cheshire East.
The top occupations listed by people in Cheshire East are Professional 19.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.6%, Associate professional and technical 13.0%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Skilled trades 10.3%, Elementary 10.1%, Corporate managers and directors 9.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%, Elementary administration and service 8.5%, Sales and customer service 7.5%.
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- Alderley Edge, Alsager, Audlem, Bollington, Brereton Rural, Broken Cross and Upton, Bunbury, Chelford, Congleton East, Congleton West, Crewe Central, Crewe East, Crewe North, Crewe South, Crewe St Barnabas, Crewe West, Dane Valley, Disley, Gawsworth, Handforth, Haslington, High Legh, Knutsford, Leighton, Macclesfield Central, Macclesfield East, Macclesfield Hurdsfield, Macclesfield South, Macclesfield Tytherington, Macclesfield West and Ivy, Middlewich, Mobberley, Nantwich North and West, Nantwich South and Stapeley, Odd Rode, Poynton East and Pott Shrigley, Poynton West and Adlington, Prestbury, Sandbach Elworth, Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock, Sandbach Heath and East, Sandbach Town, Shavington, Sutton, Willaston and Rope, Wilmslow Dean Row, Wilmslow East, Wilmslow Lacey Green, Wilmslow West and Chorley, Wistaston, Wrenbury, Wybunbury
- 2011 Census United Kingdom