Oxhey Demographics (Watford, England)

Oxhey is a ward in Watford of East of England, England and includes areas of Watford Heath, Carpenders Park, South Oxhey, West Watford and Colney Butts.

In the 2011 census the population of Oxhey was 6,752 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Oxhey is 39, while the median age is also 39.

79.6% of people living in Oxhey were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Pakistan, 1.6% Ireland, 1.3% India, 1.3% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.8% Kenya, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Sri Lanka, 0.6% Northern Ireland.

91.9% of people living in Oxhey speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.9% Urdu, 0.8% Gujarati, 0.8% Polish, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.5% Tamil, 0.4% Romanian, 0.3% Somali, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.3% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Oxhey is 54.3% Christian, 23.6% No religion, 6.7% Muslim, 3.2% Jewish, 2.8% Hindu, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 489 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.6% of people are married, 10.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 376 widowed people living in Oxhey.

The top occupations listed by people in Oxhey are Professional 24.1%, Associate professional and technical 16.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.0%, Administrative and secretarial 12.8%, Corporate managers and directors 9.5%, Administrative 9.2%, Skilled trades 8.8%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.8%, Business, media and public service professionals 7.6%.