Obelisk Demographics (Northampton, England)

Obelisk is a ward in Northampton of East Midlands, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Obelisk was 4,118 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Obelisk is 35, while the median age is lower at 28.

84.7% of people living in Obelisk were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.1% China, 1.1% Nigeria, 1.0% India, 1.0% Scotland, 0.9% Ireland, 0.7% Pakistan, 0.6% Wales, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Northern Ireland.

92.7% of people living in Obelisk speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% All other Chinese, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Urdu, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Gujarati, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% French, 0.2% Russian, 0.2% Romanian.

The religious make up of Obelisk is 57.8% Christian, 29.8% No religion, 2.6% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 0.6% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 249 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.0% of people are married, 10.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.9% are separated or divorced. There are 142 widowed people living in Obelisk.

The top occupations listed by people in Obelisk are Administrative and secretarial 15.3%, Sales and customer service 13.7%, Elementary 13.5%, Elementary administration and service 12.4%, Skilled trades 12.4%, Administrative 12.1%, Associate professional and technical 10.8%, Sales 10.5%, Professional 10.2%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 9.2%.