Shenfield Demographics (Brentwood, England)

Shenfield is a ward in Brentwood of East of England, England and includes areas of Shenfield, Shenfield Green, Shenfield Rise, Mill Hill and Shenfield Common.

In the 2011 census the population of Shenfield was 5,432 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

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

87.7% of people living in Shenfield were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 1.0% Ireland, 0.9% Wales, 0.9% United States, 0.8% India, 0.6% South Africa, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Australia, 0.3% Northern Ireland.

96.9% of people living in Shenfield speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% French, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% German, 0.1% West/Central Asian Language, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Slovak.

The religious make up of Shenfield is 72.3% Christian, 17.4% No religion, 1.1% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 0.4% Jewish, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 371 people did not state a religion. 5 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

62.3% of people are married, 5.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.2% are separated or divorced. There are 161 widowed people living in Shenfield.

The top occupations listed by people in Shenfield are Professional 27.7%, Associate professional and technical 19.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 18.2%, Business and public service associate professionals 13.9%, Corporate managers and directors 13.7%, Administrative and secretarial 13.6%, Business, media and public service professionals 10.7%, Administrative 8.7%, Business, Finance and Related Associate Professionals 8.6%, Teaching and educational professionals 6.2%.