Madeley Demographics (Telford and Wrekin, England)

Madeley is a ward in Telford and Wrekin of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Madeley, Lightmoor, Hodgebower, Iron-Bridge, Paradise, Madeleywood, Ladywood, Lloyds Head, Lincoln Hill, Wrekin View, Woodside and Telford Town Centre.

In the 2011 census the population of Madeley was 5,329 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Madeley is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

91.4% of people living in Madeley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Wales, 1.7% Scotland, 0.7% Northern Ireland, 0.6% India, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% South America, 0.1% China, 0.1% Ghana.

97.8% of people living in Madeley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.3% Panjabi, 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% South Asian Language, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Gujarati.

The religious make up of Madeley is 63.3% Christian, 25.9% No religion, 0.9% Sikh, 0.6% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 413 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.5% of people are married, 13.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.5% are separated or divorced. There are 360 widowed people living in Madeley.

The top occupations listed by people in Madeley are Professional 14.0%, Elementary 13.6%, Skilled trades 12.7%, Administrative and secretarial 12.2%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.7%, Associate professional and technical 9.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Elementary administration and service 9.5%, Administrative 9.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.9%.