Goring Demographics (South Oxfordshire, England)

Goring is a ward in South Oxfordshire of South East, England and includes areas of Goring, Woodcote, Checkendon, South Stoke, Exlade Street, Hook End, Whitchurch On Thames, Path Hill, Collins End, Whitchurch Hill, Pangbourne, Crays Pond, Goring Heath, Westridge Green, Southridge, Lower Basildon, Aldworth and Streatley.

In the 2011 census the population of Goring was 5,745 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Goring is 46, while the median age is higher at 49.

85.5% of people living in Goring were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% Scotland, 2.2% Wales, 0.7% Australia, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% United States, 0.6% India, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Zimbabwe.

98.0% of people living in Goring speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% French, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% German, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Slovak.

The religious make up of Goring is 65.8% Christian, 25.2% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Humanist. 413 people did not state a religion. 16 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

62.6% of people are married, 7.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 13.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.0% are separated or divorced. There are 223 widowed people living in Goring.

The top occupations listed by people in Goring are Professional 27.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 18.7%, Associate professional and technical 13.6%, Corporate managers and directors 13.1%, Skilled trades 10.3%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 9.2%, Administrative and secretarial 9.0%, Business, media and public service professionals 8.2%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.3%.