Chichester Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Chichester was 113,794 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Chichester is 45, while the median age is higher at 46.

88.9% of people living in Chichester were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% India, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% United States, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Australia, 0.2% Philippines.

97.2% of people living in Chichester speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.2% German, 0.1% French, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Malayalam.

The religious make up of Chichester is 66.1% Christian, 24.0% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 8,702 people did not state a religion. 440 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 15 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

52.0% of people are married, 9.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.5% are separated or divorced. There are 6,165 widowed people living in Chichester.

The top occupations listed by people in Chichester are Professional 18.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.2%, Associate professional and technical 13.1%, Skilled trades 12.9%, Elementary 10.0%, Administrative and secretarial 9.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Corporate managers and directors 8.6%, Elementary administration and service 8.3%, Caring personal service 7.2%.