Tyldesley Demographics (Wigan, England)

Tyldesley is a ward in Wigan of North West, England and includes areas of Tyldesley, Cinder Hill, Astley, Shakerley, Hindsford, Parr Brow and Parr Bridge.

In the 2011 census the population of Tyldesley was 14,341 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

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

94.8% of people living in Tyldesley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% China, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Nigeria.

98.2% of people living in Tyldesley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% French, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Latvian.

The religious make up of Tyldesley is 74.7% Christian, 18.2% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu. 804 people did not state a religion. 27 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

44.8% of people are married, 14.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.7% are separated or divorced. There are 856 widowed people living in Tyldesley.

The top occupations listed by people in Tyldesley are Professional 14.2%, Skilled trades 12.8%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Associate professional and technical 12.5%, Elementary 10.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.9%, Administrative 9.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.8%, Sales and customer service 8.7%.