Leek South Demographics (Staffordshire Moorlands, England)

Leek South is a ward in Staffordshire Moorlands of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Birchall, Brow Hill, Cornhill Cross and Thorncliffe.

In the 2011 census the population of Leek South was 5,731 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

94.8% of people living in Leek South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Sri Lanka.

98.7% of people living in Leek South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Gujarati.

The religious make up of Leek South is 67.3% Christian, 23.8% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist. 415 people did not state a religion. 23 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.4% of people are married, 14.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.6% are separated or divorced. There are 327 widowed people living in Leek South.

The top occupations listed by people in Leek South are Professional 14.7%, Skilled trades 13.9%, Elementary 13.3%, Associate professional and technical 11.9%, Elementary administration and service 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.3%, Administrative and secretarial 8.8%, Caring personal service 8.2%.