Matchborough Demographics (Redditch, England)

Matchborough is a ward in Redditch of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Park Farm Industrial Estate, Matchborough, Ipsley, Winyates and The Breaches.

In the 2011 census the population of Matchborough was 6,085 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Matchborough is 38, while the median age is also 38.

90.0% of people living in Matchborough were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Wales, 1.0% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.4% Pakistan, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Jamaica.

95.1% of people living in Matchborough speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.7% Polish, 0.3% Slovak, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Lithuanian, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Matchborough is 62.8% Christian, 28.1% No religion, 0.9% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 410 people did not state a religion. 18 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

48.7% of people are married, 12.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.2% are separated or divorced. There are 377 widowed people living in Matchborough.

The top occupations listed by people in Matchborough are Elementary 13.7%, Skilled trades 13.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.7%, Administrative and secretarial 11.5%, Professional 11.1%, Associate professional and technical 10.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.6%, Elementary administration and service 10.2%, Sales and customer service 9.2%, Administrative 8.9%.