Bickerstaffe Demographics (West Lancashire, England)

Bickerstaffe is a ward in West Lancashire of North West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Bickerstaffe was 1,988 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Bickerstaffe is 46, while the median age is higher at 49.

96.5% of people living in Bickerstaffe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.4% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Isle of Man, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Iran, 0.1% Guernsey.

99.6% of people living in Bickerstaffe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% African language, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Bickerstaffe is 80.3% Christian, 12.9% No religion, 0.7% Hindu, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 96 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.4% of people are married, 7.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.5% are separated or divorced. There are 70 widowed people living in Bickerstaffe.

The top occupations listed by people in Bickerstaffe are Professional 19.3%, Skilled trades 16.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.3%, Administrative and secretarial 12.4%, Corporate managers and directors 8.8%, Elementary 8.6%, Associate professional and technical 8.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.0%, Administrative 7.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.1%.