Hateley Heath Demographics (Sandwell, England)

Hateley Heath is a ward in Sandwell of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Churchfield, Hall End, Hateley Heath, Stone Cross and Charlemont.

In the 2011 census the population of Hateley Heath was 14,227 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Hateley Heath is 37, while the median age is lower at 35.

84.2% of people living in Hateley Heath were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 4.5% India, 1.6% Jamaica, 0.6% Philippines, 0.5% Pakistan, 0.4% Bangladesh, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Nigeria.

88.9% of people living in Hateley Heath speak English. The other top languages spoken are 3.7% Panjabi, 3.4% Polish, 0.6% Bengali, 0.4% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.4% Gujarati, 0.3% Urdu, 0.3% Slovak, 0.2% French, 0.2% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Hateley Heath is 61.1% Christian, 17.5% No religion, 6.6% Sikh, 3.9% Muslim, 2.9% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist. 919 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

40.6% of people are married, 12.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.7% are separated or divorced. There are 665 widowed people living in Hateley Heath.

The top occupations listed by people in Hateley Heath are Elementary 17.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 14.3%, Skilled trades 13.3%, Elementary administration and service 13.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.6%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Caring personal service 9.7%, Sales and customer service 9.6%, Administrative 9.2%, Professional 8.9%.