Eggborough Demographics (Selby, England)

Eggborough is a ward in Selby of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Snaith, Beal, Great Heck, Gowdall, Eggborough, Kellington, Pollington, Whitley Bridge, Heck, High Eggborough, Whitley, Hensall, Balne, Little Heck, Hut Green, Roall, Low Eggborough and Whitley Thorpe.

In the 2011 census the population of Eggborough was 3,763 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Eggborough is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

95.5% of people living in Eggborough were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% China, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Hong Kong .

98.7% of people living in Eggborough speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Nepalese, 0.1% German, 0.1% Swedish, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Eggborough is 72.9% Christian, 19.6% No religion, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 242 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

56.8% of people are married, 12.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.0% are separated or divorced. There are 140 widowed people living in Eggborough.

The top occupations listed by people in Eggborough are Managers, directors and senior officials 12.6%, Administrative and secretarial 12.3%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Professional 12.1%, Elementary 11.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.5%, Associate professional and technical 10.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.5%, Elementary administration and service 9.3%, Administrative 8.9%.