Sutton Demographics (Cheshire West and Chester, England)

Sutton is a ward in Cheshire West and Chester of North West, England and includes areas of Great Sutton and Whitby.

In the 2011 census the population of Sutton was 9,176 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

92.2% of people living in Sutton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.6% Wales, 1.1% Scotland, 0.8% Ireland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Philippines, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Isle of Man.

98.6% of people living in Sutton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Sutton is 74.6% Christian, 18.1% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 562 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

50.2% of people are married, 10.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.0% are separated or divorced. There are 542 widowed people living in Sutton.

The top occupations listed by people in Sutton are Elementary 13.2%, Skilled trades 12.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.3%, Sales and customer service 11.8%, Elementary administration and service 11.6%, Professional 11.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.9%, Sales 10.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.1%.