West Demographics (Chesterfield, England)

West is a ward in Chesterfield of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Little Common and Brookside.

In the 2011 census the population of West was 6,144 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in West is 47, while the median age is higher at 49.

94.1% of people living in West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% China.

99.2% of people living in West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of West is 70.4% Christian, 21.2% No religion, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist. 448 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.7% of people are married, 8.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.7% are separated or divorced. There are 295 widowed people living in West.

The top occupations listed by people in West are Professional 24.5%, Associate professional and technical 13.8%, Administrative and secretarial 13.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.4%, Administrative 10.4%, Corporate managers and directors 9.6%, Skilled trades 8.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.4%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.0%, Sales and customer service 6.9%.