Macclesfield Central Demographics (Cheshire East, England)

Macclesfield Central is a ward in Cheshire East of North West, England and includes areas of Moss Side, Commonside, Moss Estate, Higherfence, Rulow, Brunswick Hill, Weston, South Park Court Business Centre, Gawsworth, Henbury, Adlington and Chelford.

In the 2011 census the population of Macclesfield Central was 9,018 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Macclesfield Central is 39, while the median age is lower at 37.

88.3% of people living in Macclesfield Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.6% India, 1.2% Wales, 0.9% Philippines, 0.6% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Australia, 0.2% United States, 0.2% South America.

95.5% of people living in Macclesfield Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Polish, 0.5% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% Hindi, 0.3% Tamil, 0.2% French, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Telugu.

The religious make up of Macclesfield Central is 59.0% Christian, 30.6% No religion, 1.6% Hindu, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 621 people did not state a religion. 41 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 7 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

34.8% of people are married, 18.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 28.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.2% are separated or divorced. There are 644 widowed people living in Macclesfield Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Macclesfield Central are Professional 20.8%, Associate professional and technical 14.6%, Administrative and secretarial 10.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.6%, Skilled trades 10.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Elementary 9.0%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 8.4%, Sales and customer service 8.1%, Administrative 8.0%.