Oxley Demographics (Wolverhampton, England)

Oxley is a ward in Wolverhampton of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Pendeford, Coven, Fordhouses, Dunstall, Elston Hall, Oxley, Ford Houses, Snapes Green and Dunstall Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Oxley was 12,797 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

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

88.4% of people living in Oxley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.6% India, 1.3% Jamaica, 0.7% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.3% China, 0.2% Northern Ireland.

94.1% of people living in Oxley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Panjabi, 0.9% Polish, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Kurdish, 0.2% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Shona.

The religious make up of Oxley is 59.6% Christian, 23.4% No religion, 5.5% Sikh, 2.0% Muslim, 1.5% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 836 people did not state a religion. 26 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

41.5% of people are married, 11.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.0% are separated or divorced. There are 764 widowed people living in Oxley.

The top occupations listed by people in Oxley are Elementary 14.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.3%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Professional 12.0%, Elementary administration and service 11.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.2%, Administrative 9.9%, Sales and customer service 9.6%.