Cookley Demographics (Wyre Forest, England)

Cookley is a ward in Wyre Forest of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Wolverley and Cookley.

In the 2011 census the population of Cookley was 2,563 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Cookley is 45, while the median age is higher at 48.

95.5% of people living in Cookley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Wales, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South America, 0.2% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% China, 0.1% Jersey.

99.4% of people living in Cookley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian.

The religious make up of Cookley is 70.5% Christian, 21.5% No religion, 0.2% Humanist, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 175 people did not state a religion. 9 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.4% of people are married, 11.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.1% are separated or divorced. There are 148 widowed people living in Cookley.

The top occupations listed by people in Cookley are Professional 16.2%, Skilled trades 15.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.9%, Associate professional and technical 11.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.5%, Elementary 10.5%, Caring personal service 9.9%, Administrative and secretarial 9.7%, Elementary administration and service 8.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.1%.