Tewkesbury Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Tewkesbury was 81,943 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Tewkesbury is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

88.4% of people living in Tewkesbury were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.8% Wales, 1.8% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% India, 0.3% United States, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Australia.

97.7% of people living in Tewkesbury speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% German, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% French, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Tewkesbury is 66.6% Christian, 24.5% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 5,822 people did not state a religion. 282 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

53.6% of people are married, 11.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.1% are separated or divorced. There are 4,282 widowed people living in Tewkesbury.

The top occupations listed by people in Tewkesbury are Professional 16.9%, Administrative and secretarial 14.3%, Associate professional and technical 13.0%, Skilled trades 12.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.9%, Administrative 11.1%, Elementary 9.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.5%, Elementary administration and service 8.0%, Corporate managers and directors 7.9%.