Source: ONS Census 2021
Population: 117,732 residents
Age
|
|
Chorley |
England |
|
Under 25 |
26.5% |
29.2% |
|
25 – 64 |
53% |
52.4% |
|
65 and above |
20.5% |
18.4% |
Disability
|
|
Chorley |
England |
|
Disabled under the Equality Act |
18.5% |
17.3% |
|
Not disabled under the Equality Act |
81.5% |
82.7% |
Gender identity
|
|
Chorley |
England |
|
Gender identity the same as sex registered at birth |
95.2% |
93.5% |
|
Gender identity different from sex registered at birth |
0.3% |
0.5% |
|
Unknown |
4.5% |
6% |
Marriage and civil partnership
|
Legal Partnership Status |
Chorley |
England |
|
Single |
33.4% |
37.9% |
|
Married or in a registered civil partnership |
47.8% |
44.7% |
|
Separated |
2.2% |
2.2% |
|
Divorced or civil partnership dissolved |
10.4% |
9.1% |
|
Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner |
6.2% |
6.1% |
Pregnancy and maternity*
|
Year |
Maternity Rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-44) |
England |
|
2022 |
51 |
51.9 |
Race
|
|
Chorley |
England |
|
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh |
1.9% |
9.6% |
|
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African |
0.6% |
4.2% |
|
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups |
1.5% |
3% |
|
White |
95.6% |
81% |
|
Other ethnic group |
0.4% |
2.2% |
Religion or belief
|
|
Chorley |
England |
|
No religion |
30.9% |
36.7% |
|
Christian |
61.5% |
46.3% |
|
Buddhist |
0.2% |
0.5% |
|
Hindu |
0.3% |
1.8% |
|
Jewish |
0.1% |
0.5% |
|
Muslim |
1.4% |
6.7% |
|
Sikh |
0.1% |
0.9% |
|
Other religion |
0.5% |
0.6% |
|
Unknown |
5.1% |
6% |
Sex
|
|
Chorley |
England |
|
Male |
49.8% |
49% |
|
Female |
50.2% |
51% |
Sexual orientation
|
|
Chorley |
England |
|
Straight or Heterosexual |
91.7% |
89.4% |
|
Gay or Lesbian |
1.3% |
1.5% |
|
Bisexual |
1% |
1.3% |
|
Other |
0.2% |
0.3% |
|
Unknown |
5.9% |
7.5% |
*Source: ONS birth characteristics 2022