Macclesfield East Demographics (Cheshire East, England)

Macclesfield East 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 East was 4,274 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Macclesfield East is 42, while the median age is also 42.

92.1% of people living in Macclesfield East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 1.5% Wales, 0.5% India, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Australia, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Nigeria.

98.0% of people living in Macclesfield East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% French, 0.1% Telugu, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Macclesfield East is 63.8% Christian, 26.5% No religion, 0.6% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Atheist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Agnostic. 320 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

46.9% of people are married, 13.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.2% are separated or divorced. There are 282 widowed people living in Macclesfield East.

The top occupations listed by people in Macclesfield East are Professional 21.9%, Associate professional and technical 13.7%, Skilled trades 11.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Elementary 9.0%, Elementary administration and service 7.7%, Administrative 7.7%, Corporate managers and directors 7.5%.