Birch and Winstree Demographics (Colchester, England)

Birch and Winstree is a ward in Colchester of East of England, England and includes areas of Pudding Green, Roman Hill, Blackheath, Layer Breton, Birch, Malting Green, Layer-De-La-Haye, Hardys Green and Kingsford.

In the 2011 census the population of Birch and Winstree was 5,651 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Birch and Winstree is 41, while the median age is higher at 43.

93.4% of people living in Birch and Winstree were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Australia, 0.1% India, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

99.0% of people living in Birch and Winstree speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Any Sign Communication System, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Birch and Winstree is 67.1% Christian, 23.8% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 422 people did not state a religion. 22 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

61.8% of people are married, 8.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.1% are separated or divorced. There are 213 widowed people living in Birch and Winstree.

The top occupations listed by people in Birch and Winstree are Professional 16.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.5%, Skilled trades 13.4%, Associate professional and technical 13.1%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Corporate managers and directors 9.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.8%, Administrative 8.5%, Elementary 8.0%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.2%.