Gosforth Valley Demographics (North East Derbyshire, England)

Gosforth Valley is a ward in North East Derbyshire of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Hallowes, Holmesdale and Hill Top.

In the 2011 census the population of Gosforth Valley was 5,072 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Gosforth Valley is 45, while the median age is higher at 48.

95.8% of people living in Gosforth Valley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Ghana, 0.1% Ireland.

99.4% of people living in Gosforth Valley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Polish, 0.1% German, 0.1% French.

The religious make up of Gosforth Valley is 68.2% Christian, 23.0% No religion, 0.4% Sikh, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Agnostic. 359 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

61.5% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.4% are separated or divorced. There are 223 widowed people living in Gosforth Valley.

The top occupations listed by people in Gosforth Valley are Professional 20.6%, Administrative and secretarial 15.2%, Associate professional and technical 13.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.1%, Administrative 11.5%, Skilled trades 10.4%, Corporate managers and directors 8.9%, Sales and customer service 8.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.0%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.5%.