Saxondale Demographics (Blaby, England)

Saxondale is a ward in Blaby of East Midlands, England and includes areas of South Wigston, Glen Parva and Glen Hills.

In the 2011 census the population of Saxondale was 7,678 and is made up of approximately 48% females and 52% males.

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

92.5% of people living in Saxondale were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.7% India, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Kenya, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% South America.

97.7% of people living in Saxondale speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Gujarati, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% French, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Saxondale is 56.6% Christian, 32.4% No religion, 1.3% Hindu, 0.8% Muslim, 0.7% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 541 people did not state a religion. 34 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

48.8% of people are married, 12.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.7% are separated or divorced. There are 398 widowed people living in Saxondale.

The top occupations listed by people in Saxondale are Professional 14.9%, Skilled trades 12.8%, Associate professional and technical 12.6%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.1%, Elementary 10.9%, Elementary administration and service 9.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.4%, Administrative 8.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.6%.