Roydon Demographics (South Norfolk, England)

Roydon is a ward in South Norfolk of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Roydon was 2,450 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

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

92.8% of people living in Roydon were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Australia.

97.4% of people living in Roydon speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.2% Polish, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Afrikaans, 0.2% Turkish, 0.1% Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Roydon is 66.4% Christian, 24.1% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Jewish. 183 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

56.5% of people are married, 11.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.8% are separated or divorced. There are 101 widowed people living in Roydon.

The top occupations listed by people in Roydon are Skilled trades 17.7%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.1%, Professional 11.0%, Elementary 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.9%, Sales and customer service 9.9%, Associate professional and technical 9.4%, Sales 8.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.8%.