Basildon Demographics (West Berkshire, England)

Basildon is a ward in West Berkshire of South East, England and includes areas of Streatley, Lower Basildon, Aldworth, Southridge, Westridge Green and Goring.

In the 2011 census the population of Basildon was 3,103 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Basildon is 42, while the median age is higher at 45.

86.4% of people living in Basildon were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.5% Scotland, 1.5% Wales, 0.9% South Africa, 0.9% Ireland, 0.8% Northern Ireland, 0.6% United States, 0.6% Australia, 0.4% India, 0.3% Kenya.

98.5% of people living in Basildon speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Czech, 0.2% French, 0.1% German, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Arabic.

The religious make up of Basildon is 65.5% Christian, 25.3% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Hindu. 236 people did not state a religion. 3 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

64.8% of people are married, 9.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 4.8% are separated or divorced. There are 87 widowed people living in Basildon.

The top occupations listed by people in Basildon are Professional 27.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 22.1%, Associate professional and technical 16.2%, Corporate managers and directors 15.8%, Business and public service associate professionals 10.3%, Business, media and public service professionals 9.4%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 9.3%, Skilled trades 8.8%, Administrative and secretarial 8.5%, Functional Managers and Directors 7.7%.