Wombwell Demographics (Barnsley, England)

Wombwell is a ward in Barnsley of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Wombwell, Brampton, Broomhill, Hemingfield, Low Valley and Dearne Valley.

In the 2011 census the population of Wombwell was 11,477 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Wombwell is 40, while the median age is also 40.

96.3% of people living in Wombwell were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.6% Scotland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% India, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Australia, 0.0% Hong Kong .

98.4% of people living in Wombwell speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Wombwell is 67.2% Christian, 25.4% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic. 713 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

44.7% of people are married, 15.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 685 widowed people living in Wombwell.

The top occupations listed by people in Wombwell are Sales and customer service 14.5%, Skilled trades 13.5%, Elementary 13.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.5%, Elementary administration and service 10.2%, Sales 9.9%, Professional 9.6%, Administrative and secretarial 9.5%, Associate professional and technical 9.2%.