Alfreton Demographics (Amber Valley, England)

Alfreton is a ward in Amber Valley of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Wingfield Park, South Wingfield, Moorwood Moor, Somercotes, Park Head, Oakerthorpe, Nixs Hill Industrial Estate and School House Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Alfreton was 7,971 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Alfreton is 42, while the median age is also 42.

93.7% of people living in Alfreton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.2% India, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% South Africa.

96.8% of people living in Alfreton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Polish, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Alfreton is 57.5% Christian, 33.5% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Humanist. 567 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.6% of people are married, 14.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.3% are separated or divorced. There are 529 widowed people living in Alfreton.

The top occupations listed by people in Alfreton are Elementary 17.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 16.6%, Skilled trades 14.1%, Elementary administration and service 13.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Professional 8.1%, Sales and customer service 8.0%, Administrative 7.9%.