Woking Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Woking was 99,198 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Woking is 39, while the median age is lower at 38.

76.8% of people living in Woking were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.6% Pakistan, 1.8% Scotland, 1.7% India, 1.4% South Africa, 1.1% Wales, 0.9% Ireland, 0.6% United States, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.5% South America.

89.9% of people living in Woking speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.3% Urdu, 1.0% Polish, 0.7% Panjabi, 0.6% Italian, 0.5% Nepalese, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% French, 0.3% Dutch.

The religious make up of Woking is 58.8% Christian, 22.6% No religion, 7.4% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 7,268 people did not state a religion. 346 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.0% of people are married, 10.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.3% are separated or divorced. There are 4,333 widowed people living in Woking.

The top occupations listed by people in Woking are Professional 22.9%, Associate professional and technical 15.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Corporate managers and directors 9.6%, Skilled trades 8.9%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.5%, Administrative 8.4%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 8.3%.