Thetford-Saxon Demographics (Breckland, England)

Thetford-Saxon is a ward in Breckland of East of England, England and includes areas of Elveden.

In the 2011 census the population of Thetford-Saxon was 7,795 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Thetford-Saxon is 38, while the median age is lower at 37.

80.4% of people living in Thetford-Saxon were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.6% United States, 1.1% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% South America, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% India, 0.2% Philippines.

87.7% of people living in Thetford-Saxon speak English. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Polish, 4.2% Portuguese, 1.3% Lithuanian, 0.7% Russian, 0.6% Latvian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Shona.

The religious make up of Thetford-Saxon is 56.7% Christian, 34.9% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Hindu. 523 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

43.9% of people are married, 13.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.7% are separated or divorced. There are 517 widowed people living in Thetford-Saxon.

The top occupations listed by people in Thetford-Saxon are Elementary 21.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 17.6%, Elementary administration and service 15.5%, Skilled trades 13.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.0%, Administrative and secretarial 8.6%, Associate professional and technical 8.2%, Sales and customer service 7.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 7.3%.