Norton Canes Demographics (Cannock Chase, England)

Norton Canes is a ward in Cannock Chase of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Norton Canes.

In the 2011 census the population of Norton Canes was 7,479 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

97.1% of people living in Norton Canes were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.5% Wales, 0.5% Scotland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% Guernsey, 0.0% Hong Kong , 0.0% Sri Lanka, 0.0% South America.

99.4% of people living in Norton Canes speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Norton Canes is 70.3% Christian, 22.9% No religion, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu. 411 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.6% of people are married, 11.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.7% are separated or divorced. There are 362 widowed people living in Norton Canes.

The top occupations listed by people in Norton Canes are Skilled trades 16.0%, Elementary 12.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.5%, Professional 10.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.0%, Elementary administration and service 9.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.0%, Sales and customer service 8.9%.