Wivenhoe Quay Demographics (Colchester, England)

Wivenhoe Quay is a ward in Colchester of East of England, England and includes areas of Wivenhoe and Wivenhoe Cross.

In the 2011 census the population of Wivenhoe Quay was 5,402 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Wivenhoe Quay is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

85.2% of people living in Wivenhoe Quay were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.1% Ireland, 0.9% Wales, 0.8% United States, 0.8% Northern Ireland, 0.4% South America, 0.3% Australia, 0.3% India, 0.2% South Africa.

94.5% of people living in Wivenhoe Quay speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.0% Arabic, 0.4% German, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.3% French, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Japanese, 0.2% Russian, 0.2% Italian.

The religious make up of Wivenhoe Quay is 53.1% Christian, 34.1% No religion, 2.1% Muslim, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.4% Jewish, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Agnostic. 431 people did not state a religion. 36 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.4% of people are married, 10.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.8% are separated or divorced. There are 315 widowed people living in Wivenhoe Quay.

The top occupations listed by people in Wivenhoe Quay are Professional 29.4%, Teaching and educational professionals 14.8%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 14.8%, Associate professional and technical 14.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.0%, Skilled trades 8.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.4%, Sales and customer service 7.7%, Administrative 7.6%.