Old Park Demographics (Erewash, England)

Old Park is a ward in Erewash of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Ilkeston Junction, Cossall Industrial Estate, Cossall Marsh, Cossall, Cotmanhay and Larklands.

In the 2011 census the population of Old Park was 4,195 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Old Park is 38, while the median age is also 38.

94.9% of people living in Old Park were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Australia, 0.0% Hong Kong .

98.0% of people living in Old Park speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.0% Polish, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Old Park is 53.8% Christian, 36.9% No religion, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Sikh. 314 people did not state a religion. 18 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

40.5% of people are married, 17.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.0% are separated or divorced. There are 246 widowed people living in Old Park.

The top occupations listed by people in Old Park are Skilled trades 15.6%, Elementary 14.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.3%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Elementary administration and service 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.2%, Sales and customer service 9.5%, Administrative 9.4%, Associate professional and technical 8.7%, Caring personal service 8.6%.