Burscough East Demographics (West Lancashire, England)

Burscough East is a ward in West Lancashire of North West, England and includes areas of Burscough and Lathom.

In the 2011 census the population of Burscough East was 4,172 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Burscough East is 42, while the median age is also 42.

94.8% of people living in Burscough East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

99.3% of people living in Burscough East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Burscough East is 79.1% Christian, 14.8% No religion, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist. 221 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.9% of people are married, 9.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.2% are separated or divorced. There are 249 widowed people living in Burscough East.

The top occupations listed by people in Burscough East are Professional 20.1%, Administrative and secretarial 12.1%, Skilled trades 11.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.6%, Administrative 9.5%, Elementary 8.8%, Caring personal service 8.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.7%.