Hockley West Demographics (Rochford, England)

Hockley West is a ward in Rochford of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Hockley West was 2,096 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Hockley West is 42, while the median age is higher at 45.

94.6% of people living in Hockley West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Kenya, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

99.5% of people living in Hockley West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Polish.

The religious make up of Hockley West is 67.3% Christian, 23.0% No religion, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim. 178 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

63.1% of people are married, 7.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.2% are separated or divorced. There are 69 widowed people living in Hockley West.

The top occupations listed by people in Hockley West are Associate professional and technical 18.1%, Administrative and secretarial 17.7%, Professional 17.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.9%, Corporate managers and directors 12.1%, Administrative 11.9%, Business and public service associate professionals 10.3%, Skilled trades 9.4%, Sales and customer service 5.8%, Secretarial and related 5.8%.