Gedling Demographics (Gedling, England)

Gedling is a ward in Gedling of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Gedling, Carlton and Lambley.

In the 2011 census the population of Gedling was 6,817 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Gedling is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

94.1% of people living in Gedling were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Pakistan.

98.7% of people living in Gedling speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% French, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Gedling is 56.6% Christian, 32.9% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish. 568 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.5% of people are married, 11.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.5% are separated or divorced. There are 307 widowed people living in Gedling.

The top occupations listed by people in Gedling are Professional 15.7%, Administrative and secretarial 13.5%, Skilled trades 13.2%, Associate professional and technical 12.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.0%, Administrative 9.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.5%, Sales and customer service 8.7%, Elementary 8.1%, Corporate managers and directors 7.7%.