Birchanger Demographics (Uttlesford, England)

Birchanger is a ward in Uttlesford of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Birchanger was 1,589 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Birchanger is 38, while the median age is lower at 37.

90.6% of people living in Birchanger were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 0.9% South Africa, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% South America, 0.3% Nigeria, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Kenya.

97.3% of people living in Birchanger speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.9% Polish, 0.4% Romanian, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Northern European Language.

The religious make up of Birchanger is 62.7% Christian, 28.3% No religion, 0.8% Jewish, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 96 people did not state a religion. 3 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.0% of people are married, 16.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.0% are separated or divorced. There are 63 widowed people living in Birchanger.

The top occupations listed by people in Birchanger are Professional 19.0%, Associate professional and technical 16.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.2%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Skilled trades 11.5%, Business and public service associate professionals 10.1%, Elementary 9.7%, Corporate managers and directors 9.2%, Elementary administration and service 9.1%, Administrative 8.2%.