Cannock East Demographics (Cannock Chase, England)

Cannock East is a ward in Cannock Chase of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Chadsmoor and Hednesford.

In the 2011 census the population of Cannock East was 7,063 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Cannock East is 40, while the median age is also 40.

95.2% of people living in Cannock East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Australia, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Pakistan.

98.9% of people living in Cannock East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Hungarian.

The religious make up of Cannock East is 68.2% Christian, 24.6% No religion, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 419 people did not state a religion. 26 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.9% of people are married, 14.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.9% are separated or divorced. There are 447 widowed people living in Cannock East.

The top occupations listed by people in Cannock East are Elementary 16.0%, Skilled trades 15.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.5%, Elementary administration and service 12.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.0%, Administrative and secretarial 11.0%, Sales and customer service 9.6%, Administrative 8.9%, Caring personal service 8.6%, Professional 8.5%.