Wickersley Demographics (Rotherham, England)

Wickersley is a ward in Rotherham of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Bramley, Flanderwell, Wickersley and Sunnyside.

In the 2011 census the population of Wickersley was 12,212 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

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

96.2% of people living in Wickersley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Iran.

99.0% of people living in Wickersley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% German, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Wickersley is 70.4% Christian, 22.0% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist. 745 people did not state a religion. 29 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.4% of people are married, 12.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.1% are separated or divorced. There are 643 widowed people living in Wickersley.

The top occupations listed by people in Wickersley are Skilled trades 13.1%, Administrative and secretarial 13.0%, Professional 12.2%, Elementary 11.8%, Sales and customer service 10.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.5%, Associate professional and technical 10.1%, Administrative 9.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.7%, Elementary administration and service 9.4%.