Paddock Demographics (Walsall, England)

Paddock is a ward in Walsall of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Hay Head, Wren's Nest and The Chuckery.

In the 2011 census the population of Paddock was 13,006 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Paddock is 41, while the median age is also 41.

78.3% of people living in Paddock were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 8.8% India, 4.9% Pakistan, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% Kenya, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Jamaica, 0.3% Bangladesh, 0.2% Sri Lanka.

85.5% of people living in Paddock speak English. The other top languages spoken are 6.1% Panjabi, 3.1% Urdu, 0.8% Gujarati, 0.7% Pakistani Pahari, 0.7% Polish, 0.3% Tamil, 0.3% Bengali, 0.3% Hindi, 0.2% Slovak.

The religious make up of Paddock is 43.1% Christian, 17.8% Sikh, 14.9% Muslim, 10.9% No religion, 6.2% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Agnostic. 739 people did not state a religion. 20 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.2% of people are married, 5.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.7% are separated or divorced. There are 449 widowed people living in Paddock.

The top occupations listed by people in Paddock are Professional 24.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.3%, Associate professional and technical 12.5%, Administrative and secretarial 12.4%, Administrative 9.6%, Corporate managers and directors 9.1%, Skilled trades 8.0%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.7%, Elementary 7.4%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 7.3%.