Town Demographics (Newcastle-under-Lyme, England)

Town is a ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Poolfields, Mile House, Milehouse and Westlands.

In the 2011 census the population of Town was 5,063 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Town is 40, while the median age is lower at 35.

83.1% of people living in Town were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Wales, 1.3% China, 1.1% Philippines, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Ireland, 0.7% India, 0.7% Iran, 0.4% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Northern Ireland.

90.5% of people living in Town speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Turkish, 1.3% All other Chinese, 0.7% Polish, 0.7% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.5% Persian/Farsi, 0.4% Bengali, 0.3% Japanese, 0.3% Urdu, 0.3% Pashto.

The religious make up of Town is 54.5% Christian, 30.1% No religion, 2.8% Muslim, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.9% Hindu, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.2% Jewish. 435 people did not state a religion. 34 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

24.8% of people are married, 12.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 42.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.1% are separated or divorced. There are 376 widowed people living in Town.

The top occupations listed by people in Town are Professional 22.4%, Elementary 14.5%, Elementary administration and service 12.9%, Associate professional and technical 10.8%, Sales and customer service 10.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%, Skilled trades 8.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.6%, Sales 8.3%.