Oadby and Wigston

District in East Midlands

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21
Oadby and Wigston	District	55,795	56,170	57,747
Oadby and Wigston	District	55,795	56,170	57,765	→
East Midlands	Region	4,172,174	4,533,222	4,880,054

Source: UK Office for National Statistics (web).

Explanation: Parishes as at May 2022. All population and corresponding area figures of parishes are based on assigning output areas by using population-weighted centroids. Thus, slight discrepancies are possible compared to the actual parish boundaries that are depicted in the map. No population figures (and the actual area) are provided for parishes smaller than output areas.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males	27,997
Females	29,753

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	11,872
18-64 years	33,573
65+ years	12,305

Age Distribution (C 2021)
80+ years	3,886
70-79 years	5,432
60-69 years	6,511
50-59 years	7,781
40-49 years	6,941
30-39 years	7,033
20-29 years	6,091
10-19 years	7,706
0-9 years	6,369

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	46,568
EU	1,886
Europe (other)	419
Middle East & Asia	5,144
Africa	3,270
Other country	461

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	36,592
Asian	16,131
Black	1,254
Arab	382
Mixed/multiple	1,873
Other ethnic group	1,515

Religion (C 2021)
Christian	19,996
Muslim	6,480
Hindu	5,747
Sikh	4,342
Buddhist	185
Jewish	95
Other religion	333
No religion	17,441

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