Common Demographics (Stafford, England)

Common is a ward in Stafford of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Tollgate Industrial Estate, St. Thomas, Beaconside, Morton Common, Astonfields Industrial Estate, Sandon Road Estate and Kingston Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Common was 4,434 and is made up of approximately 48% females and 52% males.

The average age of people in Common is 38, while the median age is lower at 36.

86.4% of people living in Common were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Wales, 1.4% Scotland, 0.8% Ireland, 0.8% India, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Jamaica, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.3% China.

94.2% of people living in Common speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Polish, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.3% Urdu, 0.3% Panjabi, 0.3% Slovak, 0.3% Malay, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Romanian.

The religious make up of Common is 57.0% Christian, 32.0% No religion, 1.3% Muslim, 0.7% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Hindu. 291 people did not state a religion. 34 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

34.7% of people are married, 16.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 30.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.9% are separated or divorced. There are 312 widowed people living in Common.

The top occupations listed by people in Common are Professional 16.8%, Elementary 13.8%, Associate professional and technical 12.9%, Elementary administration and service 12.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.5%, Administrative and secretarial 10.5%, Skilled trades 10.2%, Sales and customer service 8.9%, Administrative 8.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.3%.