Sherrards Demographics (Welwyn Hatfield, England)

Sherrards is a ward in Welwyn Hatfield of East of England, England and includes areas of Cromer Hyde, Lemsford, Stanborough, Digswell Park and Brocket Park.

In the 2011 census the population of Sherrards was 5,923 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Sherrards is 41, while the median age is higher at 43.

86.1% of people living in Sherrards were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.3% Wales, 1.1% South Africa, 1.0% Ireland, 0.8% India, 0.4% United States, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Iran, 0.3% South America.

96.5% of people living in Sherrards speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Italian, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Afrikaans.

The religious make up of Sherrards is 58.0% Christian, 29.5% No religion, 1.1% Hindu, 0.9% Muslim, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.7% Jewish, 0.2% Sikh. 461 people did not state a religion. 22 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

53.9% of people are married, 9.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.3% are separated or divorced. There are 266 widowed people living in Sherrards.

The top occupations listed by people in Sherrards are Professional 23.2%, Associate professional and technical 14.6%, Administrative and secretarial 13.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.3%, Skilled trades 9.6%, Corporate managers and directors 9.1%, Administrative 9.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.1%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.0%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 7.9%.