Balderton West Demographics (Newark and Sherwood, England)

Balderton West is a ward in Newark and Sherwood of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Hawton, New Balderton, Farndon, Balderton and Fernwood.

In the 2011 census the population of Balderton West was 4,788 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Balderton West is 41, while the median age is higher at 43.

93.5% of people living in Balderton West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% South Africa.

98.2% of people living in Balderton West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.3% Lithuanian, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% German, 0.1% Romanian.

The religious make up of Balderton West is 69.2% Christian, 23.1% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Hindu. 296 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.6% of people are married, 12.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.2% are separated or divorced. There are 300 widowed people living in Balderton West.

The top occupations listed by people in Balderton West are Skilled trades 14.6%, Elementary 12.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.4%, Sales and customer service 11.0%, Elementary administration and service 11.0%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Associate professional and technical 9.9%, Professional 9.9%, Sales 9.5%.