Droylsden West Demographics (Tameside, England)

Droylsden West is a ward in Tameside of North West, England and includes areas of New Row, Fairfield, Greenside, Droylsden, Littlemoss, Little Moss, Greenside Trading Centre and Milo Industrial Park.

In the 2011 census the population of Droylsden West was 11,343 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Droylsden West is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

94.8% of people living in Droylsden West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Ireland, 0.8% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% China, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% India, 0.1% Nigeria, 0.1% North Africa.

98.4% of people living in Droylsden West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Cantonese Chinese, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Swahili/Kiswahili, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Shona, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Droylsden West is 73.0% Christian, 20.1% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu. 612 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.8% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.9% are separated or divorced. There are 533 widowed people living in Droylsden West.

The top occupations listed by people in Droylsden West are Administrative and secretarial 15.0%, Skilled trades 14.6%, Sales and customer service 11.9%, Elementary 11.6%, Administrative 11.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.3%, Associate professional and technical 10.3%, Elementary administration and service 10.2%, Sales 8.9%.