Swadlincote Demographics (South Derbyshire, England)

Swadlincote is a ward in South Derbyshire of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Church Gresley, Midway, Castle Gresley, Newhall and Woodville.

In the 2011 census the population of Swadlincote was 7,848 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Swadlincote is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

94.6% of people living in Swadlincote were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.4% India, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Philippines, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Australia.

98.3% of people living in Swadlincote speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Shona.

The religious make up of Swadlincote is 64.5% Christian, 27.5% No religion, 0.7% Sikh, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu. 468 people did not state a religion. 39 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

50.2% of people are married, 12.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 409 widowed people living in Swadlincote.

The top occupations listed by people in Swadlincote are Elementary 13.9%, Skilled trades 13.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.6%, Elementary administration and service 11.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.9%, Professional 10.3%, Associate professional and technical 10.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Sales and customer service 9.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.1%.