Staines Demographics (Spelthorne, England)

Staines is a ward in Spelthorne of South East, England and includes areas of Lammas, Birch Green and Shortwood Common.

In the 2011 census the population of Staines was 7,861 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Staines is 38, while the median age is lower at 36.

72.1% of people living in Staines were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 6.0% India, 2.0% Scotland, 1.2% Wales, 1.2% Ireland, 1.2% South Africa, 0.6% China, 0.5% United States, 0.5% South America, 0.5% North Africa.

86.7% of people living in Staines speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% Polish, 0.8% Tamil, 0.7% Hindi, 0.6% All other Chinese, 0.6% Arabic, 0.6% French, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% Turkish, 0.4% Italian.

The religious make up of Staines is 55.1% Christian, 25.5% No religion, 6.3% Hindu, 3.2% Muslim, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% Sikh, 0.5% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 569 people did not state a religion. 35 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

44.3% of people are married, 12.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 27.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 409 widowed people living in Staines.

The top occupations listed by people in Staines are Professional 25.6%, Associate professional and technical 16.5%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 13.5%, Administrative and secretarial 12.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.9%, Information Technology and Telecommunications Professionals 10.7%, Administrative 9.2%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.9%, Corporate managers and directors 8.4%, Skilled trades 8.3%.