Lavenham Demographics (Babergh, England)

Lavenham is a ward in Babergh of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Lavenham was 1,722 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Lavenham is 51, while the median age is higher at 56.

91.2% of people living in Lavenham were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.5% India, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% South America, 0.2% United States, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.0% of people living in Lavenham speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% French, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Sinhala, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Estonian, 0.1% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Lavenham is 65.9% Christian, 24.8% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Humanist. 134 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.0% of people are married, 9.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.1% are separated or divorced. There are 115 widowed people living in Lavenham.

The top occupations listed by people in Lavenham are Skilled trades 17.3%, Professional 14.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.2%, Associate professional and technical 12.4%, Elementary 12.3%, Administrative and secretarial 9.7%, Elementary administration and service 8.9%, Skilled construction and building trades 8.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.2%, Other managers and proprietors 7.4%.