Broad Oak Demographics (South Ribble, England)

Broad Oak is a ward in South Ribble of North West, England and includes areas of Penwortham.

In the 2011 census the population of Broad Oak was 4,163 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Broad Oak is 42, while the median age is higher at 45.

92.8% of people living in Broad Oak were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.0% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.7% India, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Kenya, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Australia.

98.6% of people living in Broad Oak speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Gujarati, 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% South Asian Language, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Broad Oak is 76.3% Christian, 14.1% No religion, 2.1% Hindu, 1.0% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 232 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.9% of people are married, 6.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.7% are separated or divorced. There are 191 widowed people living in Broad Oak.

The top occupations listed by people in Broad Oak are Professional 22.6%, Administrative and secretarial 16.1%, Associate professional and technical 16.0%, Administrative 12.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.8%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.3%, Skilled trades 8.2%, Sales and customer service 8.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.9%, Corporate managers and directors 7.6%.