Shakerley Demographics (Cheshire West and Chester, England)

Shakerley is a ward in Cheshire West and Chester of North West, England and includes areas of Cranage, Plumley, Lower Peover, Over Peover, Toft and Allostock.

In the 2011 census the population of Shakerley was 4,214 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Shakerley is 45, while the median age is higher at 47.

93.5% of people living in Shakerley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 1.0% Wales, 0.9% India, 0.6% Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% China, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Northern Ireland.

98.4% of people living in Shakerley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Malayalam, 0.3% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% French, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% East Asian Language, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Shakerley is 77.2% Christian, 15.9% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim. 245 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

54.3% of people are married, 10.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.9% are separated or divorced. There are 170 widowed people living in Shakerley.

The top occupations listed by people in Shakerley are Skilled trades 16.1%, Professional 15.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.7%, Associate professional and technical 10.6%, Administrative and secretarial 9.9%, Elementary 9.5%, Corporate managers and directors 8.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.0%, Sales and customer service 7.9%.