Whittington Demographics (Lichfield, England)

Whittington is a ward in Lichfield of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Whittington, Darnford, Whittington Barracks, Fisherwick, Whittington Heath, Hademore, Packington, Knowle Hurst, Swinfen, Botany Bay and Britannia Enterprise Park.

In the 2011 census the population of Whittington was 3,464 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Whittington is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

92.2% of people living in Whittington were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 1.4% Wales, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.3% United States, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Hong Kong .

99.0% of people living in Whittington speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Nepalese, 0.1% German, 0.1% French, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Whittington is 72.0% Christian, 20.4% No religion, 0.4% Sikh, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist. 199 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

60.8% of people are married, 10.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.3% are separated or divorced. There are 130 widowed people living in Whittington.

The top occupations listed by people in Whittington are Professional 21.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 17.0%, Associate professional and technical 16.9%, Corporate managers and directors 13.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Skilled trades 9.8%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.8%, Administrative 7.5%, Elementary 7.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.0%.