Swanton Morley Demographics (Breckland, England)

Swanton Morley is a ward in Breckland of East of England, England and includes areas of Elsing, Etling Green, Hoe, Gressenhall, Foxley, Swanton Morley, East Bilney, Bylaugh, Gressenhall Green, Bawdeswell, Billingford, Stanfield and Beetley.

In the 2011 census the population of Swanton Morley was 2,585 and is made up of approximately 45% females and 55% males.

The average age of people in Swanton Morley is 41, while the median age is lower at 40.

90.7% of people living in Swanton Morley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Ghana, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.1% Philippines.

98.4% of people living in Swanton Morley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Malayalam, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Oceanic/Australian language.

The religious make up of Swanton Morley is 64.0% Christian, 23.7% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist. 258 people did not state a religion. 4 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

62.0% of people are married, 10.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 14.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.6% are separated or divorced. There are 81 widowed people living in Swanton Morley.

The top occupations listed by people in Swanton Morley are Associate professional and technical 24.9%, Protective service 16.8%, Elementary 13.6%, Skilled trades 12.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.1%, Elementary administration and service 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 10.1%, Professional 9.6%, Corporate managers and directors 8.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.9%.