Staplehurst Demographics (Maidstone, England)

Staplehurst is a ward in Maidstone of South East, England and includes areas of Hawkenbury, Staplehurst, Pagehurst and Farthing Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Staplehurst was 5,947 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Staplehurst is 41, while the median age is higher at 43.

92.6% of people living in Staplehurst were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Wales, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% India, 0.5% South Africa, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Hong Kong .

97.8% of people living in Staplehurst speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Malayalam, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% East Asian Language, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Any other Eastern European Language, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Staplehurst is 67.7% Christian, 22.3% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.6% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist. 452 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.5% of people are married, 8.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.2% are separated or divorced. There are 246 widowed people living in Staplehurst.

The top occupations listed by people in Staplehurst are Professional 16.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.2%, Skilled trades 13.2%, Associate professional and technical 13.1%, Administrative and secretarial 12.9%, Elementary 9.9%, Corporate managers and directors 9.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.4%, Administrative 8.8%, Elementary administration and service 7.9%.