Bocking North Demographics (Braintree, England)

Bocking North is a ward in Braintree of East of England, England and includes areas of Shalford, Bardfield Saling, Panfield, Great Saling, Beazley End, Shalford Green and Bocking.

In the 2011 census the population of Bocking North was 4,728 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Bocking North is 43, while the median age is also 43.

93.1% of people living in Bocking North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% India, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% China.

98.0% of people living in Bocking North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.2% Tamil, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% French, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Dutch.

The religious make up of Bocking North is 61.2% Christian, 30.3% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Sikh. 311 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

49.4% of people are married, 14.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 245 widowed people living in Bocking North.

The top occupations listed by people in Bocking North are Skilled trades 15.8%, Professional 12.5%, Associate professional and technical 12.2%, Elementary 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.7%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.1%, Administrative 8.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.9%.