Information about Woking

Population
103,943
Avg Annual Income
£62,850
Full Time Employees
31.61%
Average Age
40.54
Woking Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Woking is 103,943 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Woking is 52,304, and the female population is 51,639. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 69,911, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 10,176. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (49,465), followed by No religion (34,574), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (23,292), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (12,851). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the Woking area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (32,859), while 16,089 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 37,112 adults have Level 3 education, while 10,324 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Woking area are

  • Professional occupations (13423)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (8666), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (7777)

Age

The average age of people living in Woking is 41 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (19747), Between 35 to 44 (16062), and Between 45 to 54 (14790). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Woking has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (18,930) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (17,964), and Intermediate occupations (9,833). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)

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Population of Woking over the years

Male Population of Woking over the years
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Postcodes in Woking

The postcode district KT, GU are associated with the Woking, and there are total 6 postcode areas (listed below). The Woking has a total of 3568 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaWoking
Ward

Byfleet and West Byfleet

Canalside

Goldsworth Park

Heathlands

Hoe Valley

Horsell

Knaphill

Mount Hermon

Pyrford

St John's

LTLA22
UTLA22Surrey
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland