Ripley Demographics (Amber Valley, England)

Ripley is a ward in Amber Valley of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Hammersmith, Ripley East, Butterley, Nuttals Park, Elms Estate, Porterhouse Estate, Codnor Gate Industrial Estate, Porterhouse, Whiteley Road Industrial Estate, Pentrich, Greenwich and Lower Hartshay.

In the 2011 census the population of Ripley was 8,852 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Ripley is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

95.8% of people living in Ripley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% China, 0.1% South Africa.

98.9% of people living in Ripley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious make up of Ripley is 61.4% Christian, 29.6% No religion, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist. 655 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

46.8% of people are married, 14.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.0% are separated or divorced. There are 506 widowed people living in Ripley.

The top occupations listed by people in Ripley are Skilled trades 14.7%, Elementary 12.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.2%, Administrative and secretarial 11.5%, Professional 11.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.8%, Elementary administration and service 10.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.2%, Administrative 8.7%.