Waverley Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Waverley was 121,572 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Waverley is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

85.8% of people living in Waverley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 1.3% Wales, 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Ireland, 0.5% United States, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Australia, 0.4% India, 0.3% South America.

96.6% of people living in Waverley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.2% French, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% German, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Waverley is 65.2% Christian, 24.6% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Agnostic. 9,246 people did not state a religion. 536 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 10 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

55.8% of people are married, 9.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.6% are separated or divorced. There are 5,502 widowed people living in Waverley.

The top occupations listed by people in Waverley are Professional 23.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.8%, Associate professional and technical 15.2%, Corporate managers and directors 10.7%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Skilled trades 10.4%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.3%, Business, media and public service professionals 8.1%, Administrative 6.9%.