Sprites Demographics (Ipswich, England)

Sprites is a ward in Ipswich of East of England, England and includes areas of Belstead.

In the 2011 census the population of Sprites was 6,660 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Sprites is 44, while the median age is higher at 45.

94.1% of people living in Sprites were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.1% Jamaica, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.0% of people living in Sprites speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Kurdish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% French, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Sprites is 58.6% Christian, 31.6% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist. 551 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

47.2% of people are married, 11.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.1% are separated or divorced. There are 363 widowed people living in Sprites.

The top occupations listed by people in Sprites are Elementary 17.0%, Elementary administration and service 14.4%, Skilled trades 13.4%, Sales and customer service 12.8%, Administrative and secretarial 12.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.8%, Sales 11.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Administrative 9.8%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 9.7%.