Hitchin Highbury Demographics (North Hertfordshire, England)

Hitchin Highbury is a ward in North Hertfordshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Highbury, Butts Close, Hitchin Hill and Bearton Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Hitchin Highbury was 7,762 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Hitchin Highbury is 42, while the median age is also 42.

85.1% of people living in Hitchin Highbury were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% India, 1.7% Scotland, 1.2% Wales, 0.9% Ireland, 0.7% South Africa, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% United States, 0.4% South America, 0.3% Zimbabwe.

95.6% of people living in Hitchin Highbury speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Panjabi, 0.4% French, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Hindi, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Gujarati, 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Hitchin Highbury is 57.3% Christian, 28.7% No religion, 1.7% Sikh, 1.5% Hindu, 1.2% Muslim, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Agnostic. 596 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.5% of people are married, 10.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 369 widowed people living in Hitchin Highbury.

The top occupations listed by people in Hitchin Highbury are Professional 27.6%, Associate professional and technical 15.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.1%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Corporate managers and directors 9.9%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 9.1%, Administrative 8.5%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.2%, Business, media and public service professionals 8.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.4%.