Birchfield Demographics (Halton, England)

Birchfield is a ward in Halton of North West, England and includes areas of Cronton, Bold Heath, Spring Vale and Sandringham Gardens.

In the 2011 census the population of Birchfield was 6,909 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Birchfield is 36, while the median age is higher at 38.

95.5% of people living in Birchfield were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Wales, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% India, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.1% United States, 0.1% China, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Jamaica.

99.1% of people living in Birchfield speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg.

The religious make up of Birchfield is 82.5% Christian, 11.6% No religion, 0.7% Hindu, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 285 people did not state a religion. 12 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.2% of people are married, 10.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.3% are separated or divorced. There are 205 widowed people living in Birchfield.

The top occupations listed by people in Birchfield are Professional 22.4%, Associate professional and technical 16.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.0%, Administrative and secretarial 12.8%, Administrative 10.1%, Corporate managers and directors 10.0%, Business and public service associate professionals 9.0%, Sales and customer service 8.9%, Skilled trades 8.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 6.7%.