Spondon Demographics (Derby, England)

Spondon is a ward in Derby of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Spondon.

In the 2011 census the population of Spondon was 12,377 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Spondon is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

94.1% of people living in Spondon were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% United States, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Jamaica.

98.6% of people living in Spondon speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Shona, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Kurdish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Spondon is 65.6% Christian, 26.1% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu. 805 people did not state a religion. 36 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

50.2% of people are married, 12.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.2% are separated or divorced. There are 647 widowed people living in Spondon.

The top occupations listed by people in Spondon are Professional 14.6%, Skilled trades 13.8%, Associate professional and technical 12.7%, Administrative and secretarial 11.8%, Sales and customer service 10.2%, Elementary 10.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.0%, Administrative 9.0%, Elementary administration and service 8.9%.