Watlington Demographics (King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England)

Watlington is a ward in King's Lynn and West Norfolk of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Watlington was 2,455 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Watlington is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

94.4% of people living in Watlington were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% India, 0.1% Philippines.

99.5% of people living in Watlington speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% German, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Watlington is 66.8% Christian, 24.4% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 182 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.8% of people are married, 16.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 138 widowed people living in Watlington.

The top occupations listed by people in Watlington are Skilled trades 14.3%, Professional 13.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Elementary 10.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.9%, Sales and customer service 9.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.5%, Caring personal service 8.8%.