Boxley Demographics (Maidstone, England)

Boxley is a ward in Maidstone of South East, England and includes areas of Weavering, Blue Bell Hill, Vinters Park, Grove Green, Turkey Mill, Hollingworth Court, Boxley, Friningham, Lower Cox Street, Detling, Detling Aerodrome, Sandling and Thurnham.

In the 2011 census the population of Boxley was 8,510 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Boxley is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

90.9% of people living in Boxley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% India, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Australia.

97.7% of people living in Boxley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.2% Gujarati, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Boxley is 65.7% Christian, 25.2% No religion, 0.7% Hindu, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 565 people did not state a religion. 40 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.1% of people are married, 11.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.6% are separated or divorced. There are 328 widowed people living in Boxley.

The top occupations listed by people in Boxley are Professional 16.9%, Associate professional and technical 16.3%, Administrative and secretarial 14.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.2%, Corporate managers and directors 10.5%, Skilled trades 10.2%, Administrative 9.5%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.5%, Sales and customer service 7.5%.