Berechurch Demographics (Colchester, England)

Berechurch is a ward in Colchester of East of England, England and includes areas of Old Heath, Whitehall Industrial Estate, The Hythe, Middlewick and New Quay.

In the 2011 census the population of Berechurch was 9,014 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Berechurch is 37, while the median age is lower at 36.

87.3% of people living in Berechurch were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.7% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Hong Kong , 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Nigeria, 0.3% India, 0.3% South Africa.

96.3% of people living in Berechurch speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.2% Nepalese, 0.6% Polish, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% German, 0.1% Albanian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Swahili/Kiswahili, 0.1% Romanian.

The religious make up of Berechurch is 54.7% Christian, 34.4% No religion, 1.1% Hindu, 1.0% Muslim, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 624 people did not state a religion. 32 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.4% of people are married, 14.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.8% are separated or divorced. There are 604 widowed people living in Berechurch.

The top occupations listed by people in Berechurch are Associate professional and technical 14.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.7%, Elementary 13.3%, Skilled trades 12.9%, Elementary administration and service 11.5%, Caring personal service 10.6%, Administrative and secretarial 10.0%, Sales and customer service 9.8%, Professional 8.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.8%.