Halesworth Demographics (Waveney, England)

Halesworth is a ward in Waveney of East of England, England and includes areas of Spexhall, Blyford, Holton, Broadway, Lower Common, Upper Holton, Sotherton, Mill Common and Westhall.

In the 2011 census the population of Halesworth was 4,726 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Halesworth is 49, while the median age is higher at 52.

94.4% of people living in Halesworth were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Wales, 1.0% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Australia, 0.3% United States, 0.3% South Africa, 0.1% Kenya, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

99.3% of people living in Halesworth speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Hungarian.

The religious make up of Halesworth is 64.8% Christian, 26.6% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish. 360 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

47.9% of people are married, 12.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.0% are separated or divorced. There are 299 widowed people living in Halesworth.

The top occupations listed by people in Halesworth are Skilled trades 16.8%, Elementary 14.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.7%, Professional 11.7%, Elementary administration and service 11.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.3%, Associate professional and technical 9.9%, Caring personal service 9.1%, Administrative and secretarial 8.4%, Sales and customer service 8.0%.