Hatfield East Demographics (Welwyn Hatfield, England)

Hatfield East is a ward in Welwyn Hatfield of East of England, England and includes areas of Welham Green, Essendon, North Mymms, Batterdale, The Ryde, Birchwood Industrial Estate, Mount Pleasant, Bull Stag Green, Mill Green and Bishops Hatfield.

In the 2011 census the population of Hatfield East was 6,697 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Hatfield East is 39, while the median age is lower at 35.

72.3% of people living in Hatfield East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.3% India, 1.5% Scotland, 1.3% Zimbabwe, 1.0% Ireland, 0.9% Ghana, 0.9% Wales, 0.8% Sri Lanka, 0.8% China, 0.8% Nigeria.

85.3% of people living in Hatfield East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 4.7% Polish, 0.9% Bengali, 0.8% All other Chinese, 0.7% Gujarati, 0.7% Urdu, 0.6% Sinhala, 0.5% Telugu, 0.3% Romanian, 0.3% Arabic.

The religious make up of Hatfield East is 57.6% Christian, 24.3% No religion, 3.8% Hindu, 3.8% Muslim, 1.4% Buddhist, 0.8% Jewish, 0.3% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 477 people did not state a religion. 27 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

40.5% of people are married, 12.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 30.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.1% are separated or divorced. There are 338 widowed people living in Hatfield East.

The top occupations listed by people in Hatfield East are Professional 19.7%, Elementary 12.9%, Associate professional and technical 12.3%, Elementary administration and service 11.6%, Sales and customer service 11.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.9%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Sales 10.1%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 9.2%, Skilled trades 8.6%.