Thatcham Central Demographics (West Berkshire, England)

Thatcham Central is a ward in West Berkshire of South East, England and includes areas of Hart's Hill, Piper Industrial Estate and Benham Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Thatcham Central was 6,033 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Thatcham Central is 38, while the median age is also 38.

88.7% of people living in Thatcham Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 1.5% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% South Africa, 0.4% India, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% United States, 0.3% South America, 0.2% Northern Ireland.

96.7% of people living in Thatcham Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.2% Polish, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.2% Romanian, 0.2% Slovak, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Shona.

The religious make up of Thatcham Central is 62.8% Christian, 28.3% No religion, 0.8% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish. 397 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

47.7% of people are married, 13.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.9% are separated or divorced. There are 357 widowed people living in Thatcham Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Thatcham Central are Professional 15.8%, Administrative and secretarial 14.2%, Skilled trades 13.9%, Associate professional and technical 12.0%, Elementary 11.0%, Elementary administration and service 10.2%, Administrative 10.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.4%, Caring personal service 7.9%.