Sonning Demographics (Wokingham, England)

Sonning is a ward in Wokingham of South East, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Sonning was 3,229 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Sonning is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

82.0% of people living in Sonning were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% India, 2.0% Scotland, 1.7% Wales, 1.2% Pakistan, 0.9% Ireland, 0.6% South Africa, 0.4% North Africa, 0.4% Kenya, 0.4% United States.

94.5% of people living in Sonning speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Urdu, 0.8% Panjabi, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Swedish, 0.3% Gujarati, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% German, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Spanish.

The religious make up of Sonning is 64.6% Christian, 19.7% No religion, 3.9% Muslim, 2.9% Hindu, 1.8% Sikh, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist. 198 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

59.4% of people are married, 7.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 132 widowed people living in Sonning.

The top occupations listed by people in Sonning are Professional 25.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.0%, Associate professional and technical 15.8%, Administrative and secretarial 11.2%, Corporate managers and directors 11.0%, Business and public service associate professionals 10.5%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 8.3%, Skilled trades 8.2%, Business, media and public service professionals 7.8%, Administrative 7.7%.