St Martin's Demographics (Basildon, England)

St Martin's is a ward in Basildon of East of England, England and includes areas of Laindon, Pound Lane, Lee Chapel, Fryerns, Barstable and Great Spenders.

In the 2011 census the population of St Martin's was 8,410 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in St Martin's is 37, while the median age is lower at 36.

86.7% of people living in St Martin's were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% India, 1.1% Zimbabwe, 1.0% Ireland, 0.9% Nigeria, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Philippines, 0.5% Ghana, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Pakistan.

94.3% of people living in St Martin's speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.4% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% Malayalam, 0.3% Lithuanian, 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% French, 0.2% African language, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% Shona.

The religious make up of St Martin's is 56.5% Christian, 33.4% No religion, 1.9% Muslim, 1.3% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish. 480 people did not state a religion. 16 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

38.7% of people are married, 13.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 27.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.6% are separated or divorced. There are 568 widowed people living in St Martin's.

The top occupations listed by people in St Martin's are Elementary 15.9%, Elementary administration and service 13.8%, Administrative and secretarial 13.6%, Skilled trades 12.7%, Professional 11.6%, Administrative 11.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.8%, Sales and customer service 9.5%, Caring personal service 9.1%.