Vale Demographics (Chiltern, England)

Vale is a ward in Chiltern of South East, England and includes areas of Hawridge, Ley Hill, Pednor, Chartridge, Bellingdon, Great Hivings, Asheridge, Braziers End, Orchard Leigh, Lye Green, Whelpley Hill and Ashley Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Vale was 2,139 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Vale is 37, while the median age is lower at 36.

85.2% of people living in Vale were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 4.3% Pakistan, 1.1% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Zimbabwe, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Australia.

93.6% of people living in Vale speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Urdu, 1.2% Panjabi, 0.4% Turkish, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.3% Danish, 0.2% Sinhala, 0.2% Shona, 0.2% German.

The religious make up of Vale is 50.7% Christian, 27.2% No religion, 11.0% Muslim, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.6% Jewish, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 164 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 8 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

48.9% of people are married, 12.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.9% are separated or divorced. There are 108 widowed people living in Vale.

The top occupations listed by people in Vale are Professional 18.0%, Associate professional and technical 13.4%, Skilled trades 12.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.0%, Elementary 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.5%, Elementary administration and service 9.3%, Sales and customer service 8.5%, Caring personal service 8.0%.