Macclesfield South Demographics (Cheshire East, England)

Macclesfield South is a ward in Cheshire East of North West, England and includes areas of Gawsworth and Moss Lane.

In the 2011 census the population of Macclesfield South was 8,504 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Macclesfield South is 40, while the median age is also 40.

91.4% of people living in Macclesfield South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.6% India, 0.6% Philippines, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.1% China, 0.1% Hong Kong .

96.6% of people living in Macclesfield South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Polish, 0.5% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Slovak.

The religious make up of Macclesfield South is 65.0% Christian, 24.8% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 659 people did not state a religion. 32 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

44.1% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.3% are separated or divorced. There are 553 widowed people living in Macclesfield South.

The top occupations listed by people in Macclesfield South are Professional 15.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.4%, Elementary 12.9%, Skilled trades 11.6%, Associate professional and technical 11.4%, Elementary administration and service 11.0%, Caring personal service 10.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.5%, Sales and customer service 9.5%, Administrative and secretarial 9.3%.