Washington Central Demographics (Sunderland, England)

Washington Central is a ward in Sunderland of North East, England and includes areas of Washington District 4, Biddick Village, Washington District 7, Washington Village, Glebe Village, The Village, Columbia, Glebe, Town Centre, Biddick, Washington Station, The Galleries and Washington District 9.

In the 2011 census the population of Washington Central was 11,041 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Washington Central is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

95.6% of people living in Washington Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% India, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Hong Kong .

99.3% of people living in Washington Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Washington Central is 71.8% Christian, 21.9% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu. 561 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.5% of people are married, 10.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 706 widowed people living in Washington Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Washington Central are Administrative and secretarial 16.0%, Administrative 13.4%, Elementary 12.7%, Professional 11.7%, Skilled trades 11.5%, Sales and customer service 11.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.0%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Associate professional and technical 10.2%, Sales 8.2%.