Bishop's Stortford Central Demographics (East Hertfordshire, England)

Bishop's Stortford Central is a ward in East Hertfordshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Thorley Street, Spellbrook and Thorley.

In the 2011 census the population of Bishop's Stortford Central was 9,829 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Bishop's Stortford Central is 37, while the median age is also 37.

84.3% of people living in Bishop's Stortford Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 1.3% Ireland, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% South America, 0.5% India, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% United States, 0.4% Hong Kong , 0.3% Northern Ireland.

92.9% of people living in Bishop's Stortford Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.8% Polish, 0.9% Portuguese, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Slovak, 0.3% Cantonese Chinese, 0.2% French, 0.2% Lithuanian, 0.2% Hungarian.

The religious make up of Bishop's Stortford Central is 60.6% Christian, 29.1% No religion, 1.4% Muslim, 0.5% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 677 people did not state a religion. 31 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.5% of people are married, 14.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.3% are separated or divorced. There are 564 widowed people living in Bishop's Stortford Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Bishop's Stortford Central are Professional 17.7%, Associate professional and technical 15.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.0%, Elementary 10.5%, Skilled trades 10.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.2%, Elementary administration and service 9.6%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.8%, Corporate managers and directors 8.3%.