Rock Demographics (Wyre Forest, England)

Rock is a ward in Wyre Forest of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Far Forest, Bliss Gate, Cleobury Mortimer, Rock, Wyre Forest, Mamble, Downton On The Rock, Gorst Hill, Footrid, Nineveh, Neen Sollars, Bayton Common, Greenway, Lem Hill, Fingerpost, Callow Hill, Clows Top, Buckeridge, Broombank, Rock Cross, Bayton, Beach Hay and Buckridge.

In the 2011 census the population of Rock was 2,443 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Rock is 47, while the median age is higher at 50.

95.4% of people living in Rock were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Wales, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Iran, 0.2% United States, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Jamaica, 0.0% Guernsey.

99.3% of people living in Rock speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Rock is 70.5% Christian, 20.9% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist. 180 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

59.0% of people are married, 9.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.5% are separated or divorced. There are 100 widowed people living in Rock.

The top occupations listed by people in Rock are Managers, directors and senior officials 19.7%, Professional 18.1%, Skilled trades 14.4%, Corporate managers and directors 12.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Associate professional and technical 11.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.9%, Administrative 7.3%, Elementary 6.9%, Other managers and proprietors 6.8%.