2011 Census - Sherington Parish

• Detailed results from the 2011 Census are now available for Sherington parish.
   
• Some of the highlights are given below. Detailed data tables can be accessed via the links on the right.
   

  Population

• The 'Usual Resident Population' is 954, a reduction of 9 from 963 in 2001.
• There are 40 more Females than Males, a difference which has doubled.
• The number of students studying away from Sherington has increased by 9 from 21 to 30.
• Of the 779 people aged over 16:
• 473 are married (61%)
• 172 have never married (22%)
• 134 are separated/divorced/widowed (17%)
• 65% of the 308 families do not have dependent children.
• There are 205 dependent children (21%).

  Dwellings/Households

• The number of dwellings is 394, an increase of 11 from 383 in 2001.
• There are 387 households. The other 7 are not occupied.
• 306 (79%) are owner occupied
• 49 are social rented, 43 of which are Council properties
• 32 are privately rented or rent free
• 374 are whole houses/bungalows, 13 are flats/apartments.
• Only 5 do not have central heating.
• 44 people have a second home elsewhere, half of which are abroad.
• 108 households (27%) contain dependent children.
• There are 22 lone parent households with dependent children
• There are 79 single person households.

  Cars and Travel

• The number of cars/vans is 695, an increase of 43.
• The number of persons aged 17 and over (i.e. old enough to drive) is 766.
• Equivalent to 90% ownership
• 21 households have no car/van (down from 29), the same number as have 4 or more.
• 6 people go to work by bus, while 4 use a bicycle.
• Despite being 8 miles from a railway station, 28 use the train, indicating they do not work in the Milton Keynes area.

  Age Profile

• The population has got older.
• There are 62 more people over the age of 60, an increase of 27%.
• The number of people aged between 20 and 39 has decreased by 36 (i.e. 20%).
• There has been a decrease of 51 (i.e. 40%) in the number of people in their 30's.
• This is offset slightly by an increase of 15 in the number in their 20's.
• There are 2.5 times as many people in their 50's (or 40's or 60's) as in their 20's.
• There are 50% more people in their 70's than in their 20's.
• The number of '65 and over' is greater than the 'under 18s'.
• Children have shown a corresponding age increase:
• There has been a 25% decrease in the number of 'under 10s'.
• There has been a 25% increase in the number of '10 and over'.
• The number of '10 and over' is 50% greater than the number of 'under 10s'.
• There are only 6 children aged 1, and 6 aged 5, with 7 aged 2 and 7 aged 6.
  Note: the School has 15 places per annum.

  Work

• 314 people (45% of the 691 between 16 and 74) work full time, 132 work part time.
• 245 people (35%) are not in employment.
• 26 of these have never worked.
• 21 (3%) are unemployed.
• 50 work at or from home.
• 297 (i.e. 41% of the 721 people over 16) are qualified to degree level or equivalent or higher.
• This is an increase of 92 on 2001.
• 49 people work more than 48 hours per week.
• 85 people (12% of those between 16 and 74) are self-employed
• 50% of students are now 'economically active' compared with 10% in 2001.

  Health

• 31 people have 'Bad' or 'Very Bad' health.
• 130 people are 'Limited a Little' or 'Limited a Lot' by a disability or long-term health problem.
• 100 people provide unpaid care.

  Religion

• The number admitting to being 'Christian' has dropped by 153 (i.e. 20%) from 760 to 607.
• The number with no religion has increased by 103 (i.e. 69%) from 149 to 252.
• This question was voluntary: 89 did not specify.

  Ethnic Diversity

• Ethnic diversity has increased slightly since 2001.
• 81 people (8%) were born outside the UK, an increase of 17.
• 50 of these have been in the UK for more than 10 years.
• 42 people have a National Identity which does not include at least one of British/English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish.
• 61 people hold a non-UK passport.
• 27 class themselves as other than 'White' - compared with 3 in 2001.
• 14 people over the age of 3 do not have English as their first language.