Whitton Demographics (Waveney, England)

Whitton is a ward in Waveney of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Whitton was 7,269 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Whitton is 45, while the median age is higher at 48.

94.6% of people living in Whitton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Australia.

98.8% of people living in Whitton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Afrikaans, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Whitton is 63.4% Christian, 28.5% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu. 487 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 6 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

51.7% of people are married, 10.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 405 widowed people living in Whitton.

The top occupations listed by people in Whitton are Skilled trades 16.2%, Elementary 14.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.7%, Elementary administration and service 12.0%, Caring personal service 10.7%, Sales and customer service 10.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.4%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Sales 9.3%, Associate professional and technical 9.0%.