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	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Oadby and Wigston	District	55,795	56,170	57,747	61,695
Oadby and Wigston	District	55,795	56,170	57,765	61,695	→
East Midlands	Region	4,172,174	4,533,222	4,880,054	5,063,164

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: Parishes as at May 2025. 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 (E 2024)
Males	30,050
Females	31,645

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	13,209
18-64 years	35,880
65+ years	12,606

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	3,911
70-79 years	5,575
60-69 years	6,884
50-59 years	7,479
40-49 years	7,624
30-39 years	7,864
20-29 years	6,747
10-19 years	8,662
0-9 years	6,949

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)
Christians	19,996
Muslims	6,480
Hindus	5,747
Sikhs	4,342
Buddhists	185
Jews	95
Other religion	333
No religion	17,441

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