Marcham and Shippon Demographics (Vale of White Horse, England)

Marcham and Shippon is a ward in Vale of White Horse of South East, England and includes areas of Frilford, Frilford Heath, White Cross, Gozzards Ford, Bayworth, Cothill, Wootton, Drayton, Sunningwell, Rookery, Dry Sandford, Shippon, Marcham and Steventon.

In the 2011 census the population of Marcham and Shippon was 4,048 and is made up of approximately 42% females and 58% males.

The average age of people in Marcham and Shippon is 33, while the median age is lower at 29.

78.2% of people living in Marcham and Shippon were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.9% Scotland, 2.6% Wales, 1.4% Ghana, 0.9% Hong Kong , 0.8% Northern Ireland, 0.8% South Africa, 0.8% Zimbabwe, 0.6% United States, 0.5% Nigeria.

94.9% of people living in Marcham and Shippon speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.8% Nepalese, 0.4% French, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Shona, 0.2% German, 0.2% Akan, 0.2% Thai, 0.1% Any other Nigerian language, 0.1% Dutch.

The religious make up of Marcham and Shippon is 69.2% Christian, 20.7% No religion, 1.2% Hindu, 1.1% Muslim, 1.1% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Humanist. 220 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

65.8% of people are married, 7.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 4.9% are separated or divorced. There are 85 widowed people living in Marcham and Shippon.

The top occupations listed by people in Marcham and Shippon are Associate professional and technical 35.0%, Protective service 27.6%, Professional 12.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.2%, Corporate managers and directors 8.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.3%, Skilled trades 8.1%, Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 7.1%, Road Transport Drivers 7.0%, Administrative and secretarial 6.6%.