Billericay West Demographics (Basildon, England)

Billericay West is a ward in Basildon of East of England, England and includes areas of Queen's Park, Arundel Heights, Gooseberry Green, Buttsbury, Lake Meadows Industrial Estate, Buckwyns and Sunnyville.

In the 2011 census the population of Billericay West was 11,964 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Billericay West is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

91.4% of people living in Billericay West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.8% India, 0.6% Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% United States, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Sri Lanka.

98.0% of people living in Billericay West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% German, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Billericay West is 66.2% Christian, 24.5% No religion, 0.8% Hindu, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Jewish, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 820 people did not state a religion. 41 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

55.6% of people are married, 9.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.7% are separated or divorced. There are 583 widowed people living in Billericay West.

The top occupations listed by people in Billericay West are Professional 20.3%, Associate professional and technical 17.4%, Administrative and secretarial 16.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.2%, Administrative 11.3%, Business and public service associate professionals 11.3%, Corporate managers and directors 10.3%, Skilled trades 8.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.0%, Business, media and public service professionals 6.7%.