Gorrell Demographics (Canterbury, England)

Gorrell is a ward in Canterbury of South East, England and includes areas of Seasalter and Yorklets.

In the 2011 census the population of Gorrell was 6,124 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Gorrell is 41, while the median age is higher at 43.

92.3% of people living in Gorrell were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.2% Australia, 0.1% Nigeria.

98.2% of people living in Gorrell speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Gujarati, 0.1% German, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Urdu.

The religious make up of Gorrell is 62.7% Christian, 27.9% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Sikh. 421 people did not state a religion. 32 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

47.4% of people are married, 11.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.6% are separated or divorced. There are 369 widowed people living in Gorrell.

The top occupations listed by people in Gorrell are Professional 18.4%, Skilled trades 14.2%, Associate professional and technical 11.8%, Administrative and secretarial 10.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.3%, Elementary 10.1%, Caring personal service 8.3%, Elementary administration and service 8.2%, Sales and customer service 7.9%.