Lowgates and Woodthorpe Demographics (Chesterfield, England)

Lowgates and Woodthorpe is a ward in Chesterfield of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Woodthorpe, Poolsbrook, Inkersall, Staveley, Mastin Moor, Speedwell Industrial Estate, Hartington and Clowne.

In the 2011 census the population of Lowgates and Woodthorpe was 4,637 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Lowgates and Woodthorpe is 40, while the median age is also 40.

96.2% of people living in Lowgates and Woodthorpe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.6% Scotland, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Kenya, 0.1% Bangladesh, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% India, 0.1% South Africa.

98.8% of people living in Lowgates and Woodthorpe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Turkish, 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Akan, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Gujarati.

The religious make up of Lowgates and Woodthorpe is 63.7% Christian, 27.6% No religion, 0.9% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh. 310 people did not state a religion. 16 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.5% of people are married, 14.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.2% are separated or divorced. There are 267 widowed people living in Lowgates and Woodthorpe.

The top occupations listed by people in Lowgates and Woodthorpe are Elementary 16.0%, Elementary administration and service 13.4%, Skilled trades 13.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.9%, Professional 10.7%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Caring personal service 10.1%, Sales and customer service 9.9%, Sales 8.7%.