Kirkby Central Demographics (Knowsley, England)

Kirkby Central is a ward in Knowsley of North West, England and includes areas of Kirkby and Astra Works.

In the 2011 census the population of Kirkby Central was 6,587 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Kirkby Central is 39, while the median age is also 39.

97.7% of people living in Kirkby Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% United States, 0.0% Jamaica, 0.0% Australia, 0.0% Sri Lanka, 0.0% Isle of Man.

99.6% of people living in Kirkby Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish.

The religious make up of Kirkby Central is 82.4% Christian, 11.5% No religion, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist. 367 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

30.3% of people are married, 8.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 40.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.1% are separated or divorced. There are 407 widowed people living in Kirkby Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Kirkby Central are Elementary 17.6%, Elementary administration and service 14.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.6%, Sales and customer service 13.2%, Administrative and secretarial 12.8%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.8%, Administrative 10.3%, Caring personal service 9.6%, Sales 8.2%.