Choppington Demographics (Northumberland, England)

Choppington is a ward in Northumberland of North East, England and includes areas of West Sleekburn, East Gate, Guidepost, Stakeford, Sheepwash, East Green, Wansbeck, Choppington Colliery, Scotland Gate and Guide Post.

In the 2011 census the population of Choppington was 4,792 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Choppington is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

96.0% of people living in Choppington were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% United States, 0.1% India, 0.1% Philippines, 0.0% South Africa, 0.0% Hong Kong .

99.3% of people living in Choppington speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Any Sign Communication System.

The religious make up of Choppington is 68.7% Christian, 25.0% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 235 people did not state a religion. 15 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.1% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.9% are separated or divorced. There are 306 widowed people living in Choppington.

The top occupations listed by people in Choppington are Caring, leisure and other service 14.5%, Elementary 14.0%, Skilled trades 12.3%, Caring personal service 11.8%, Professional 11.7%, Administrative and secretarial 10.6%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.4%, Associate professional and technical 9.8%, Sales and customer service 9.6%.