Halesowen North Demographics (Dudley, England)

Halesowen North is a ward in Dudley of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Hurst Green, Short Cross, Furnace Hill, Blackheath, Gorsty Hill, Hayseech, Cockshot, Mucklow Hill, Haden Cross, Tadpole Hole, Coombeswood and Warley.

In the 2011 census the population of Halesowen North was 12,173 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Halesowen North is 41, while the median age is also 41.

91.0% of people living in Halesowen North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.0% India, 1.7% Pakistan, 0.5% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Bangladesh, 0.3% Kenya, 0.2% Jamaica, 0.2% Northern Ireland.

95.0% of people living in Halesowen North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.4% Panjabi, 1.2% Urdu, 0.6% Bengali, 0.4% Arabic, 0.2% Pakistani Pahari, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Kurdish, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Halesowen North is 58.7% Christian, 22.0% No religion, 6.9% Muslim, 4.0% Sikh, 1.1% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist. 775 people did not state a religion. 22 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

48.2% of people are married, 10.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.5% are separated or divorced. There are 559 widowed people living in Halesowen North.

The top occupations listed by people in Halesowen North are Administrative and secretarial 15.8%, Professional 13.7%, Skilled trades 13.3%, Associate professional and technical 12.2%, Administrative 11.9%, Sales and customer service 9.8%, Elementary 9.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.8%, Elementary administration and service 8.3%.