West Ecclesfield Demographics (Sheffield, England)

West Ecclesfield is a ward in Sheffield of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Chapeltown, High Green and Grenoside.

In the 2011 census the population of West Ecclesfield was 17,699 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in West Ecclesfield is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

96.4% of people living in West Ecclesfield were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Scotland, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% India, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% China, 0.1% Hong Kong .

99.1% of people living in West Ecclesfield speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of West Ecclesfield is 65.3% Christian, 26.4% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 1,186 people did not state a religion. 35 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.4% of people are married, 11.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.8% are separated or divorced. There are 786 widowed people living in West Ecclesfield.

The top occupations listed by people in West Ecclesfield are Professional 15.4%, Administrative and secretarial 13.5%, Skilled trades 13.4%, Associate professional and technical 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.2%, Elementary 10.2%, Administrative 9.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.6%, Sales and customer service 9.0%, Elementary administration and service 8.5%.