Groby Demographics (Hinckley and Bosworth, England)

Groby is a ward in Hinckley and Bosworth of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Ratby, Groby and Newtown Linford.

In the 2011 census the population of Groby was 6,796 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Groby is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

91.9% of people living in Groby were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 1.2% India, 0.7% Wales, 0.7% Kenya, 0.4% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% China, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% South America.

97.9% of people living in Groby speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Gujarati, 0.4% Panjabi, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% French.

The religious make up of Groby is 58.8% Christian, 27.1% No religion, 3.4% Hindu, 1.3% Sikh, 0.9% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 486 people did not state a religion. 33 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 6 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

57.2% of people are married, 9.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.7% are separated or divorced. There are 272 widowed people living in Groby.

The top occupations listed by people in Groby are Professional 20.7%, Associate professional and technical 13.8%, Administrative and secretarial 13.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.9%, Skilled trades 11.6%, Administrative 9.9%, Corporate managers and directors 8.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.8%, Sales and customer service 7.5%, Elementary 7.4%.