Birstall Wanlip Demographics (Charnwood, England)

Birstall Wanlip is a ward in Charnwood of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Birstall.

In the 2011 census the population of Birstall Wanlip was 5,902 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Birstall Wanlip is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

86.5% of people living in Birstall Wanlip were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.4% India, 2.3% Kenya, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Africa not otherwise specified, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Northern Ireland.

92.4% of people living in Birstall Wanlip speak English. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Gujarati, 0.7% Panjabi, 0.4% Tamil, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Shona, 0.2% South Asian Language, 0.2% Hindi, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% African language.

The religious make up of Birstall Wanlip is 52.0% Christian, 22.8% No religion, 16.2% Hindu, 1.9% Sikh, 1.2% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist. 288 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

59.1% of people are married, 7.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.3% are separated or divorced. There are 189 widowed people living in Birstall Wanlip.

The top occupations listed by people in Birstall Wanlip are Professional 19.5%, Associate professional and technical 14.1%, Administrative and secretarial 12.8%, Skilled trades 11.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.3%, Administrative 9.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%, Sales and customer service 8.3%, Corporate managers and directors 7.7%, Elementary 7.5%.