Thetford-Castle Demographics (Breckland, England)

Thetford-Castle is a ward in Breckland of East of England, England and includes areas of Snarehill, Rushford, Brettenham, Euston, Barnham, Kilverstone, Shadwell and Fakenham Magna.

In the 2011 census the population of Thetford-Castle was 2,373 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Thetford-Castle is 44, while the median age is lower at 43.

74.1% of people living in Thetford-Castle were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.4% United States, 1.1% Scotland, 0.8% South America, 0.8% Ireland, 0.7% Wales, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.2% South Africa.

82.9% of people living in Thetford-Castle speak English. The other top languages spoken are 6.7% Polish, 5.5% Portuguese, 2.3% Lithuanian, 0.7% Latvian, 0.3% Turkish, 0.2% Russian, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Thetford-Castle is 64.4% Christian, 26.3% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Sikh. 183 people did not state a religion. 3 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.6% of people are married, 14.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.8% are separated or divorced. There are 147 widowed people living in Thetford-Castle.

The top occupations listed by people in Thetford-Castle are Elementary 19.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 16.8%, Elementary administration and service 14.6%, Skilled trades 13.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.9%, Associate professional and technical 10.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.3%, Professional 8.2%, Process Operatives 7.9%.