Eye and Thorney Demographics (Peterborough, England)

Eye and Thorney is a ward in Peterborough of East of England, England and includes areas of Thorney, Great Postland, Bassenhally Moor, Crowland, The Engine, Nene Terrace, Eye Green, Peakirk, Milking Nook, Milton, Borough Fen, Newborough, Upton, Eye, Etton, Helpston, Marholm and Glinton.

In the 2011 census the population of Eye and Thorney was 6,138 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Eye and Thorney is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

91.5% of people living in Eye and Thorney were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.8% India, 0.8% Wales, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Kenya, 0.1% Jamaica.

97.5% of people living in Eye and Thorney speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% Malayalam, 0.2% Lithuanian, 0.2% Russian, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Eye and Thorney is 66.7% Christian, 24.8% No religion, 0.8% Muslim, 0.4% Sikh, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Jewish. 357 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.5% of people are married, 12.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.5% are separated or divorced. There are 323 widowed people living in Eye and Thorney.

The top occupations listed by people in Eye and Thorney are Professional 14.3%, Associate professional and technical 13.2%, Skilled trades 13.1%, Administrative and secretarial 12.5%, Elementary 10.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.3%, Administrative 9.4%, Elementary administration and service 9.2%, Caring personal service 7.7%.