Dudley Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Dudley was 312,925 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Dudley is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

93.4% of people living in Dudley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Pakistan, 0.7% India, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% Scotland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Jamaica, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Hong Kong .

96.8% of people living in Dudley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Urdu, 0.5% Panjabi, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Pakistani Pahari, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Dudley is 65.3% Christian, 21.7% No religion, 4.1% Muslim, 1.2% Sikh, 0.6% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist. 19,500 people did not state a religion. 749 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 29 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

49.3% of people are married, 11.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 14,897 widowed people living in Dudley.

The top occupations listed by people in Dudley are Professional 14.0%, Skilled trades 13.7%, Administrative and secretarial 13.0%, Associate professional and technical 10.8%, Elementary 10.8%, Administrative 9.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.4%, Sales and customer service 9.4%.