Kirkby in Ashfield West Demographics (Ashfield, England)

Kirkby in Ashfield West is a ward in Ashfield of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Southwell Lane Ind Est, Bentinck Town and Kirkby-In-Ashfield.

In the 2011 census the population of Kirkby in Ashfield West was 6,951 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Kirkby in Ashfield West is 38, while the median age is higher at 39.

95.6% of people living in Kirkby in Ashfield West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% India, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Jamaica, 0.1% China.

98.5% of people living in Kirkby in Ashfield West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% French, 0.1% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Kirkby in Ashfield West is 55.8% Christian, 36.5% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu. 433 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.7% of people are married, 13.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.9% are separated or divorced. There are 355 widowed people living in Kirkby in Ashfield West.

The top occupations listed by people in Kirkby in Ashfield West are Elementary 14.7%, Skilled trades 13.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.1%, Elementary administration and service 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Professional 10.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.4%, Associate professional and technical 10.0%, Sales and customer service 8.7%, Administrative 8.7%.