Aycliffe West Demographics (County Durham, England)

Aycliffe West is a ward in County Durham of North East, England and includes areas of Middridge.

In the 2011 census the population of Aycliffe West was 7,457 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Aycliffe West is 40, while the median age is also 40.

92.5% of people living in Aycliffe West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.7% Scotland, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% India, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Philippines, 0.0% United States.

98.0% of people living in Aycliffe West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Polish, 0.1% French, 0.1% British sign language.

The religious make up of Aycliffe West is 66.9% Christian, 25.8% No religion, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Buddhist. 458 people did not state a religion. 20 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.4% of people are married, 12.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.8% are separated or divorced. There are 565 widowed people living in Aycliffe West.

The top occupations listed by people in Aycliffe West are Elementary 15.2%, Process, plant and machine operatives 15.0%, Skilled trades 13.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.8%, Elementary administration and service 11.8%, Sales and customer service 10.2%, Caring personal service 9.9%, Administrative and secretarial 9.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.7%, Associate professional and technical 8.9%.