Almondbury Demographics (Kirklees, England)

Almondbury is a ward in Kirklees of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Waterloo, Almondbury, Moldgreen, Lowerhouses, Benomley, Kidroyd, Greenside, Grove Place, Lepton, Kirkburton and Fenay Bridge.

In the 2011 census the population of Almondbury was 18,346 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Almondbury is 41, while the median age is also 41.

90.7% of people living in Almondbury were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 0.9% Ireland, 0.7% Pakistan, 0.6% India, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% North Africa, 0.3% Jamaica, 0.2% South Africa.

96.2% of people living in Almondbury speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.5% Arabic, 0.5% Panjabi, 0.3% Urdu, 0.3% Kurdish, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Hindi.

The religious make up of Almondbury is 59.6% Christian, 27.8% No religion, 3.5% Muslim, 0.9% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Jewish. 1,279 people did not state a religion. 59 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

45.4% of people are married, 13.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.9% are separated or divorced. There are 1,049 widowed people living in Almondbury.

The top occupations listed by people in Almondbury are Professional 15.9%, Associate professional and technical 12.5%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.3%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Elementary 10.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.4%, Sales and customer service 9.2%, Elementary administration and service 9.0%, Administrative 8.4%.