Alvaston Demographics (Derby, England)

Alvaston is a ward in Derby of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Alvaston, Allenton and Pride Park.

In the 2011 census the population of Alvaston was 16,255 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Alvaston is 37, while the median age is lower at 34.

87.5% of people living in Alvaston were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.9% India, 0.8% Ireland, 0.6% Jamaica, 0.5% Pakistan, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Zimbabwe.

93.6% of people living in Alvaston speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.6% Polish, 0.4% Panjabi, 0.4% Urdu, 0.4% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% Russian, 0.3% Czech, 0.2% Kurdish, 0.2% Latvian, 0.2% Italian.

The religious make up of Alvaston is 53.6% Christian, 34.0% No religion, 2.5% Muslim, 1.2% Sikh, 0.4% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 1,155 people did not state a religion. 36 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

36.2% of people are married, 16.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 27.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.9% are separated or divorced. There are 1,062 widowed people living in Alvaston.

The top occupations listed by people in Alvaston are Elementary 15.2%, Professional 12.9%, Elementary administration and service 12.9%, Skilled trades 12.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.9%, Sales and customer service 10.6%, Associate professional and technical 10.1%, Administrative and secretarial 9.9%, Caring personal service 8.4%.