Western Springs Demographics (Cannock Chase, England)

Western Springs is a ward in Cannock Chase of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Fair Oak, Flaxley Green, Moors Gorse, Slitting Mill, Etchinghill, Hagley and Miflin's Valley.

In the 2011 census the population of Western Springs was 6,590 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Western Springs is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

93.8% of people living in Western Springs were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.2% Scotland, 1.2% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.0% South Africa, 0.0% Pakistan.

99.3% of people living in Western Springs speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Polish.

The religious make up of Western Springs is 69.5% Christian, 22.5% No religion, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim. 434 people did not state a religion. 23 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

47.2% of people are married, 13.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.2% are separated or divorced. There are 389 widowed people living in Western Springs.

The top occupations listed by people in Western Springs are Skilled trades 15.6%, Elementary 12.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.0%, Administrative and secretarial 11.2%, Professional 11.0%, Associate professional and technical 10.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.4%, Elementary administration and service 9.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.1%, Sales and customer service 8.3%.