Lawford Demographics (Tendring, England)

Lawford is a ward in Tendring of East of England, England and includes areas of Mistley, Lawford, Wix Abbey, Wix, Horsleycross Street, Little Bromley, Bradfield Heath, Bradfield, Mistley Heath, Wrabness and Horsley Cross.

In the 2011 census the population of Lawford was 4,302 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Lawford is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

93.7% of people living in Lawford were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Philippines.

98.4% of people living in Lawford speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Afrikaans, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Lawford is 64.2% Christian, 25.9% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist. 350 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.7% of people are married, 10.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.2% are separated or divorced. There are 245 widowed people living in Lawford.

The top occupations listed by people in Lawford are Professional 14.5%, Skilled trades 13.7%, Associate professional and technical 13.3%, Administrative and secretarial 12.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.6%, Elementary 9.5%, Administrative 9.1%, Sales and customer service 8.7%, Elementary administration and service 7.8%.