Sowerby Bridge Demographics (Calderdale, England)

Sowerby Bridge is a ward in Calderdale of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Triangle, Mount Tabor, Wainstalls, Warley and Pye Nest.

In the 2011 census the population of Sowerby Bridge was 11,703 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Sowerby Bridge is 41, while the median age is also 41.

93.8% of people living in Sowerby Bridge were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% Philippines, 0.1% India, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% United States.

98.5% of people living in Sowerby Bridge speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% German, 0.1% Urdu.

The religious make up of Sowerby Bridge is 58.8% Christian, 31.3% No religion, 0.9% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh. 865 people did not state a religion. 70 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

40.7% of people are married, 14.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.2% are separated or divorced. There are 825 widowed people living in Sowerby Bridge.

The top occupations listed by people in Sowerby Bridge are Professional 15.3%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Associate professional and technical 12.5%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Elementary 10.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.3%, Administrative 10.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.5%, Elementary administration and service 9.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.6%.