Gamesley Demographics (High Peak, England)

Gamesley is a ward in High Peak of East Midlands, England and includes areas of The Hague, Hollin and Dinting Vale.

In the 2011 census the population of Gamesley was 2,531 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Gamesley is 34, while the median age is lower at 31.

95.3% of people living in Gamesley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% China, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Jamaica, 0.1% North Africa.

99.0% of people living in Gamesley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% All other Chinese, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Sign Language.

The religious make up of Gamesley is 60.2% Christian, 31.3% No religion, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Muslim. 191 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

29.6% of people are married, 17.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 30.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 14.0% are separated or divorced. There are 192 widowed people living in Gamesley.

The top occupations listed by people in Gamesley are Elementary 21.0%, Elementary administration and service 17.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 16.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 15.3%, Skilled trades 13.9%, Caring personal service 12.8%, Sales and customer service 10.3%, Caring Personal Services 8.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.9%, Sales 7.6%.