Broomfield and The Walthams Demographics (Chelmsford, England)

Broomfield and The Walthams is a ward in Chelmsford of East of England, England and includes areas of Springfield, Partridge Green, Broomfield, Great Waltham, Willows Green, Pleshey, Littley Green, Broads Green, Howe Street, Ringtail Green, Fanners Green, Bartholomew Green, Rolphy Green, Acreland Green, Ford End, Little Leighs, Great Leighs and Hartford End.

In the 2011 census the population of Broomfield and The Walthams was 8,063 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Broomfield and The Walthams is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

90.6% of people living in Broomfield and The Walthams were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 1.0% India, 0.7% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Nigeria, 0.2% Pakistan.

97.3% of people living in Broomfield and The Walthams speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Arabic, 0.2% Hindi, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% French, 0.1% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Broomfield and The Walthams is 65.7% Christian, 23.0% No religion, 1.2% Muslim, 1.0% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 619 people did not state a religion. 26 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

56.7% of people are married, 8.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 352 widowed people living in Broomfield and The Walthams.

The top occupations listed by people in Broomfield and The Walthams are Professional 21.8%, Associate professional and technical 14.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.1%, Administrative and secretarial 12.4%, Skilled trades 11.6%, Corporate managers and directors 9.7%, Administrative 8.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.3%, Elementary 8.0%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.5%.