Cheadle West Demographics (Staffordshire Moorlands, England)

Cheadle West is a ward in Staffordshire Moorlands of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Freehay, Cheadle, Lightwood, Threapwood, Huntley, Brookhouses, Windy Arbour, Majorsbarn, Harewood, Cheadle Common, Hammersley Hayes, Brookhouse Industrial Estate, Threapwood Head, Brook Houses, Rakeway, Woodhead, Teanford and Mobberley.

In the 2011 census the population of Cheadle West was 4,988 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Cheadle West is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

95.4% of people living in Cheadle West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Ireland, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% China, 0.1% Sri Lanka.

98.9% of people living in Cheadle West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Malayalam, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Cheadle West is 78.6% Christian, 13.3% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu. 336 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.6% of people are married, 10.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.7% are separated or divorced. There are 212 widowed people living in Cheadle West.

The top occupations listed by people in Cheadle West are Professional 15.6%, Skilled trades 13.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.9%, Elementary 11.5%, Associate professional and technical 11.0%, Administrative and secretarial 10.6%, Caring personal service 9.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.1%, Elementary administration and service 9.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.9%.