Birches Head and Central Forest Park Demographics (Stoke-on-Trent, England)

Birches Head and Central Forest Park is a ward in Stoke-on-Trent of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Sneyd Green, Foxley Bridge and Birches Head.

In the 2011 census the population of Birches Head and Central Forest Park was 11,322 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Birches Head and Central Forest Park is 38, while the median age is also 38.

89.9% of people living in Birches Head and Central Forest Park were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Pakistan, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Iran, 0.4% China, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Philippines.

93.6% of people living in Birches Head and Central Forest Park speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Urdu, 0.8% Polish, 0.7% Kurdish, 0.3% Arabic, 0.3% Panjabi, 0.3% Persian/Farsi, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.2% African language, 0.2% Italian.

The religious make up of Birches Head and Central Forest Park is 61.2% Christian, 24.8% No religion, 6.2% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh. 729 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

41.5% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.8% are separated or divorced. There are 693 widowed people living in Birches Head and Central Forest Park.

The top occupations listed by people in Birches Head and Central Forest Park are Skilled trades 16.0%, Elementary 15.4%, Elementary administration and service 13.4%, Sales and customer service 12.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.5%, Sales 9.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.5%, Associate professional and technical 9.1%, Administrative 8.7%.