Sedgley Demographics (Dudley, England)

Sedgley is a ward in Dudley of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Sedgley, The Straits, Greenleighs, Sandyfields, Hurst Hill, Cotwall End, Woodsetton, Mill Bank, Cinder Hill and Beacon Court.

In the 2011 census the population of Sedgley was 12,087 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Sedgley is 44, while the median age is higher at 45.

96.6% of people living in Sedgley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Wales, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% India, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Jamaica, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% China, 0.1% South Africa.

99.2% of people living in Sedgley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Panjabi, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Tamil.

The religious make up of Sedgley is 74.6% Christian, 17.9% No religion, 0.8% Sikh, 0.4% Hindu, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist. 639 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

55.7% of people are married, 8.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.1% are separated or divorced. There are 471 widowed people living in Sedgley.

The top occupations listed by people in Sedgley are Administrative and secretarial 14.8%, Professional 14.7%, Skilled trades 13.3%, Associate professional and technical 12.0%, Administrative 11.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.8%, Elementary 9.2%, Sales and customer service 9.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.4%, Corporate managers and directors 7.8%.