Ashbrow Demographics (Kirklees, England)

Ashbrow is a ward in Kirklees of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Upper Heaton, Fartown, Deighton, Sheepridge, Redwood, Bradley Grange, Bradley, Fartown Green, Hoyers Industrial Estate, Riddings, Brackenhall, Trafalgar, Ainley Top, Fixby, Scotgate, Badger Hill, Burn, Netheroyd Hill, Grimescar, Elland Upper Edge, Cowcliffe, Storth, Birkby, Croft Hollow, Seventy Acres, Top Of Cowcliffe, Trough, Round Hill Bottom and Cowcliffe Side.

In the 2011 census the population of Ashbrow was 19,664 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Ashbrow is 38, while the median age is lower at 37.

79.1% of people living in Ashbrow were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.3% Pakistan, 2.6% India, 2.1% Jamaica, 1.3% Scotland, 1.1% Ireland, 0.8% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% North Africa.

89.0% of people living in Ashbrow speak English. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Panjabi, 1.8% Polish, 1.5% Urdu, 1.1% Kurdish, 0.5% Arabic, 0.3% Gujarati, 0.2% African language, 0.2% French, 0.2% Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian.

The religious make up of Ashbrow is 52.6% Christian, 21.8% No religion, 12.3% Muslim, 4.4% Sikh, 0.8% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist. 1,368 people did not state a religion. 54 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.4% of people are married, 10.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 28.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 1,019 widowed people living in Ashbrow.

The top occupations listed by people in Ashbrow are Professional 14.9%, Elementary 13.8%, Associate professional and technical 11.2%, Elementary administration and service 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 10.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.5%, Skilled trades 10.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.4%, Sales and customer service 9.0%.