Wolds Weighton Demographics (East Riding of Yorkshire, England)

Wolds Weighton is a ward in East Riding of Yorkshire of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Market Weighton, Shiptonthorpe, Goodmanham, Londesborough, Aughton, Bielby, Ellerton, Waplington, Thorpe Le Street, Harswell, Storwood, Laytham, Hawold, Battleburn, Hutton Cranswick, Kilnwick Percy, Lower Belthorpe, Millington, Great Givendale, Ousethorpe, Hayton, Warter, Huggate, Cobdale, Yapham, Nunburnholme, Little Givendale, Nunburnholme Wold, Meltonby, Burnby, Bishop Wilton, Pocklington, Burnby Gates, Barmby Moor, Everingham, Melbourne, Seaton Ross, Thornton, Allerthorpe and East Cottingwith.

In the 2011 census the population of Wolds Weighton was 15,943 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

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

92.9% of people living in Wolds Weighton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% India, 0.1% Jamaica, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Pakistan.

98.6% of people living in Wolds Weighton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.1% French, 0.1% German, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Latvian.

The religious make up of Wolds Weighton is 68.6% Christian, 21.7% No religion, 0.8% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 1,162 people did not state a religion. 52 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.4% of people are married, 11.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.4% are separated or divorced. There are 679 widowed people living in Wolds Weighton.

The top occupations listed by people in Wolds Weighton are Professional 17.4%, Skilled trades 15.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.9%, Associate professional and technical 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Elementary 9.7%, Corporate managers and directors 8.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.4%, Administrative 7.9%, Caring personal service 6.8%.