Eccleston and Mawdesley Demographics (Chorley, England)

Eccleston and Mawdesley is a ward in Chorley of North West, England and includes areas of Eccleston, Charnock Richard, Grove Park Ind Est, Coppull and Heskin.

In the 2011 census the population of Eccleston and Mawdesley was 5,965 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Eccleston and Mawdesley is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

95.9% of people living in Eccleston and Mawdesley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.1% China, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Pakistan.

99.4% of people living in Eccleston and Mawdesley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Eccleston and Mawdesley is 80.9% Christian, 12.5% No religion, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim. 346 people did not state a religion. 15 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.4% of people are married, 8.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.5% are separated or divorced. There are 241 widowed people living in Eccleston and Mawdesley.

The top occupations listed by people in Eccleston and Mawdesley are Professional 18.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.9%, Skilled trades 14.6%, Associate professional and technical 12.6%, Administrative and secretarial 11.9%, Corporate managers and directors 10.4%, Administrative 8.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.1%, Elementary 7.6%, Teaching and educational professionals 6.7%.