Aveley and Uplands Demographics (Thurrock, England)

Aveley and Uplands is a ward in Thurrock of East of England, England and includes areas of Aveley.

In the 2011 census the population of Aveley and Uplands was 8,912 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Aveley and Uplands is 38, while the median age is also 38.

90.2% of people living in Aveley and Uplands were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Nigeria, 0.8% Ireland, 0.8% Scotland, 0.4% Ghana, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.2% Northern Ireland.

97.1% of people living in Aveley and Uplands speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Lithuanian, 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Shona, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Yoruba, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Aveley and Uplands is 63.8% Christian, 27.2% No religion, 1.3% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh. 558 people did not state a religion. 29 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.0% of people are married, 13.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.3% are separated or divorced. There are 512 widowed people living in Aveley and Uplands.

The top occupations listed by people in Aveley and Uplands are Skilled trades 14.3%, Administrative and secretarial 13.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.5%, Sales and customer service 11.2%, Elementary 11.2%, Administrative 10.5%, Associate professional and technical 10.1%, Elementary administration and service 9.9%, Sales 9.8%, Professional 9.5%.