Esh Demographics (County Durham, England)

Esh is a ward in County Durham of North East, England and includes areas of Quebec, Esh Winning, Cornsay Colliery, Esh, Hedley Hill, Langley Park, Waterhouses and Cornsay.

In the 2011 census the population of Esh was 6,570 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Esh is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

95.2% of people living in Esh were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Australia, 0.1% China.

99.3% of people living in Esh speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Polish, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Afrikaans.

The religious make up of Esh is 72.2% Christian, 21.3% No religion, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist. 374 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

48.1% of people are married, 12.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.1% are separated or divorced. There are 385 widowed people living in Esh.

The top occupations listed by people in Esh are Professional 15.7%, Skilled trades 13.7%, Elementary 11.6%, Administrative and secretarial 11.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.5%, Associate professional and technical 10.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.9%, Sales and customer service 9.1%, Elementary administration and service 8.7%, Administrative 8.7%.