Elton Demographics (Bury, England)

Elton is a ward in Bury of North West, England and includes areas of Owler Barrow, Woodfields, Burrs, Daisyfield, Bolholt, Tentersfield, Buckley Wells, Boltholt Industrial Park, Woolfold, Bury Ground, Woolfold Ind Est, Leemans Hill, Seedfield, Bornmore Ind Est, Woodhill, Kirklees, Fern Hill, Higher Woodhill and Moor Side.

In the 2011 census the population of Elton was 11,464 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Elton is 39, while the median age is also 39.

91.9% of people living in Elton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Pakistan, 1.1% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% India, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.1% China.

97.4% of people living in Elton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.4% Urdu, 0.3% Panjabi, 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% African language.

The religious make up of Elton is 70.1% Christian, 19.6% No religion, 3.6% Muslim, 0.5% Jewish, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 577 people did not state a religion. 29 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

47.9% of people are married, 13.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.9% are separated or divorced. There are 620 widowed people living in Elton.

The top occupations listed by people in Elton are Professional 16.8%, Associate professional and technical 13.0%, Administrative and secretarial 12.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.6%, Skilled trades 10.5%, Elementary 9.4%, Sales and customer service 9.4%, Administrative 9.2%, Elementary administration and service 8.3%.