Moira Demographics (North West Leicestershire, England)

Moira is a ward in North West Leicestershire of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Moira, Shortheath, Overseal, Caldwell and Linton.

In the 2011 census the population of Moira was 4,922 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Moira is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

95.1% of people living in Moira were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% Australia, 0.0% South America, 0.0% Guernsey.

99.3% of people living in Moira speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Moira is 66.8% Christian, 24.2% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Sikh. 371 people did not state a religion. 18 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.4% of people are married, 10.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 244 widowed people living in Moira.

The top occupations listed by people in Moira are Professional 14.2%, Skilled trades 13.8%, Elementary 11.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.6%, Associate professional and technical 11.4%, Administrative and secretarial 10.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.4%, Elementary administration and service 9.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.3%, Corporate managers and directors 8.2%.