Mapperley Plains Demographics (Gedling, England)

Mapperley Plains is a ward in Gedling of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Arnold.

In the 2011 census the population of Mapperley Plains was 7,132 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Mapperley Plains is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

90.1% of people living in Mapperley Plains were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 1.1% India, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% Jamaica, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Hong Kong , 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Pakistan.

96.8% of people living in Mapperley Plains speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Panjabi, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Cantonese Chinese, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Shona, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Urdu.

The religious make up of Mapperley Plains is 59.2% Christian, 28.5% No religion, 1.6% Sikh, 1.2% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 503 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.6% of people are married, 10.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 368 widowed people living in Mapperley Plains.

The top occupations listed by people in Mapperley Plains are Professional 17.6%, Administrative and secretarial 14.3%, Associate professional and technical 13.5%, Skilled trades 12.8%, Administrative 10.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.0%, Sales and customer service 9.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.4%, Elementary 8.1%, Elementary administration and service 7.4%.