Headington Demographics (Oxford, England)

Headington is a ward in Oxford of South East, England and includes areas of Slade Park, Old Headington, Headington, New Headington, Open Magdalen, Temple Cowley, Northway and Barton.

In the 2011 census the population of Headington was 5,764 and is made up of approximately 54% females and 46% males.

The average age of people in Headington is 39, while the median age is lower at 34.

66.9% of people living in Headington were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.2% India, 2.2% Scotland, 1.6% China, 1.4% Philippines, 1.3% Wales, 1.2% United States, 1.2% Ireland, 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Australia.

85.0% of people living in Headington speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.3% All other Chinese, 1.1% Malayalam, 1.1% Arabic, 1.0% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.9% French, 0.8% German, 0.8% Polish, 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Italian.

The religious make up of Headington is 51.6% Christian, 31.1% No religion, 3.9% Muslim, 1.9% Hindu, 1.1% Buddhist, 0.8% Jewish, 0.2% Atheist, 0.2% Sikh. 456 people did not state a religion. 31 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

38.0% of people are married, 10.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 37.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.9% are separated or divorced. There are 222 widowed people living in Headington.

The top occupations listed by people in Headington are Professional 49.7%, Health professionals 19.3%, Associate professional and technical 12.6%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 10.9%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 10.7%, Teaching and educational professionals 10.7%, Health Professionals 9.7%, Business, media and public service professionals 8.7%, Nursing and Midwifery Professionals 8.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.0%.