Shrub End Demographics (Colchester, England)

Shrub End is a ward in Colchester of East of England, England and includes areas of Berechurch, Gosbecks Farm, Maypole Green, Abbey Field and St Johns Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Shrub End was 10,086 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Shrub End is 33, while the median age is lower at 31.

82.7% of people living in Shrub End were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.8% Scotland, 1.3% Wales, 1.1% Northern Ireland, 0.7% Ghana, 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Jamaica, 0.3% Nigeria.

95.0% of people living in Shrub End speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Nepalese, 0.5% Oceanic/Australian language, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% German, 0.2% Afrikaans, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Shrub End is 58.2% Christian, 31.0% No religion, 0.9% Muslim, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.9% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh. 731 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.7% of people are married, 10.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.5% are separated or divorced. There are 504 widowed people living in Shrub End.

The top occupations listed by people in Shrub End are Associate professional and technical 22.0%, Protective service 12.9%, Professional 12.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.9%, Elementary 10.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.8%, Skilled trades 9.7%, Caring personal service 9.3%, Sales and customer service 9.2%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%.