Thurmaston Demographics (Charnwood, England)

Thurmaston is a ward in Charnwood of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Thurmaston.

In the 2011 census the population of Thurmaston was 9,668 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Thurmaston is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

82.2% of people living in Thurmaston were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 6.1% India, 2.4% Kenya, 0.7% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Africa not otherwise specified, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.2% Northern Ireland.

87.8% of people living in Thurmaston speak English. The other top languages spoken are 8.0% Gujarati, 1.5% Panjabi, 0.7% Polish, 0.4% Arabic, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Tamil, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious make up of Thurmaston is 45.7% Christian, 23.5% No religion, 19.1% Hindu, 3.1% Sikh, 1.9% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist. 553 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.3% of people are married, 10.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.6% are separated or divorced. There are 444 widowed people living in Thurmaston.

The top occupations listed by people in Thurmaston are Skilled trades 14.2%, Administrative and secretarial 12.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.9%, Elementary 12.0%, Professional 10.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.4%, Sales and customer service 10.1%, Administrative 10.0%, Elementary administration and service 9.7%, Associate professional and technical 9.4%.