Rother Demographics (Chesterfield, England)

Rother is a ward in Chesterfield of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Birdholme, New Brampton, St. Augustines, Van Guard Trading Estate, Turnoaks Trading Estate, Boythorpe and The Limes.

In the 2011 census the population of Rother was 6,410 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

94.7% of people living in Rother were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.6% Scotland, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% China, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Jamaica, 0.1% Bangladesh.

97.6% of people living in Rother speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.3% Bengali, 0.3% Panjabi, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Kurdish.

The religious make up of Rother is 58.2% Christian, 32.3% No religion, 1.0% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu. 460 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

40.3% of people are married, 13.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.8% are separated or divorced. There are 491 widowed people living in Rother.

The top occupations listed by people in Rother are Elementary 18.6%, Elementary administration and service 15.3%, Skilled trades 13.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.9%, Sales and customer service 10.8%, Caring personal service 9.9%, Sales 9.7%, Professional 9.7%, Administrative and secretarial 8.9%.