Broadwaters Demographics (Wyre Forest, England)

Broadwaters is a ward in Wyre Forest of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Wolverley and Broadwaters.

In the 2011 census the population of Broadwaters was 7,933 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Broadwaters is 38, while the median age is also 38.

92.2% of people living in Broadwaters were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Bangladesh, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% Scotland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% India, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Hong Kong .

95.8% of people living in Broadwaters speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.6% Bengali, 1.0% Polish, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Russian.

The religious make up of Broadwaters is 62.2% Christian, 26.9% No religion, 3.0% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 510 people did not state a religion. 18 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.3% of people are married, 14.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.3% are separated or divorced. There are 492 widowed people living in Broadwaters.

The top occupations listed by people in Broadwaters are Skilled trades 14.7%, Elementary 14.3%, Elementary administration and service 11.9%, Professional 11.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.3%, Sales and customer service 9.9%, Associate professional and technical 9.6%, Caring personal service 9.6%, Administrative and secretarial 9.1%.