Oulton Demographics (Waveney, England)

Oulton is a ward in Waveney of East of England, England and includes areas of Oulton, Rock Estate, Oulton Broad and Lowestoft End.

In the 2011 census the population of Oulton was 4,387 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

95.6% of people living in Oulton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.3% India, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% South America.

98.9% of people living in Oulton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Malayalam, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% German, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Oulton is 61.6% Christian, 28.9% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Agnostic. 356 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

54.4% of people are married, 11.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 227 widowed people living in Oulton.

The top occupations listed by people in Oulton are Skilled trades 15.7%, Professional 13.0%, Associate professional and technical 11.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.5%, Elementary 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.7%, Elementary administration and service 9.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.2%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.1%, Sales and customer service 8.4%.