Porchester Demographics (Gedling, England)

Porchester is a ward in Gedling of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Mapperley.

In the 2011 census the population of Porchester was 7,045 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Porchester is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

91.1% of people living in Porchester were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Jamaica, 0.4% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Australia.

98.0% of people living in Porchester speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.2% Italian, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Porchester is 55.5% Christian, 33.1% No religion, 1.6% Muslim, 0.6% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish. 550 people did not state a religion. 18 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

47.5% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 349 widowed people living in Porchester.

The top occupations listed by people in Porchester are Professional 24.8%, Associate professional and technical 14.9%, Administrative and secretarial 12.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.4%, Skilled trades 10.6%, Administrative 9.8%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 9.2%, Teaching and educational professionals 9.2%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.8%.