Shipdham Demographics (Breckland, England)

Shipdham is a ward in Breckland of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Shipdham was 2,057 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Shipdham is 46, while the median age is higher at 49.

94.5% of people living in Shipdham were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% United States, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% South America, 0.1% Philippines.

99.7% of people living in Shipdham speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Czech.

The religious make up of Shipdham is 66.1% Christian, 26.4% No religion, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist. 134 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

56.8% of people are married, 11.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 100 widowed people living in Shipdham.

The top occupations listed by people in Shipdham are Skilled trades 18.2%, Professional 12.6%, Associate professional and technical 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Elementary 10.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.3%, Administrative and secretarial 9.0%, Caring personal service 9.0%, Elementary administration and service 8.6%.