Sawley Demographics (Erewash, England)

Sawley is a ward in Erewash of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Long Eaton.

In the 2011 census the population of Sawley was 6,629 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Sawley is 42, while the median age is also 42.

94.3% of people living in Sawley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Australia.

99.1% of people living in Sawley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish.

The religious make up of Sawley is 57.9% Christian, 34.0% No religion, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Buddhist. 439 people did not state a religion. 20 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.4% of people are married, 11.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.6% are separated or divorced. There are 411 widowed people living in Sawley.

The top occupations listed by people in Sawley are Skilled trades 14.4%, Associate professional and technical 12.5%, Elementary 12.3%, Administrative and secretarial 12.1%, Professional 12.1%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.1%, Administrative 9.3%, Sales and customer service 9.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.9%.