Orsett Demographics (Thurrock, England)

Orsett is a ward in Thurrock of East of England, England and includes areas of Baker Street, Chadwell St. Mary, Orsett, Thurrock and North Stifford.

In the 2011 census the population of Orsett was 6,115 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

93.4% of people living in Orsett were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Wales, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% India, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Nigeria, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Kenya.

98.1% of people living in Orsett speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Albanian, 0.1% Any other Nigerian language, 0.1% German, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Afrikaans.

The religious make up of Orsett is 70.9% Christian, 20.1% No religion, 0.7% Sikh, 0.7% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 378 people did not state a religion. 32 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.4% of people are married, 11.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.8% are separated or divorced. There are 216 widowed people living in Orsett.

The top occupations listed by people in Orsett are Administrative and secretarial 16.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.3%, Professional 15.3%, Associate professional and technical 12.8%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Administrative 11.1%, Corporate managers and directors 10.3%, Elementary 7.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.3%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.0%.