Leek North Demographics (Staffordshire Moorlands, England)

Leek North is a ward in Staffordshire Moorlands of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Ball Haye Green, Abbotsville and Haregate.

In the 2011 census the population of Leek North was 5,409 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Leek North is 42, while the median age is also 42.

95.4% of people living in Leek North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.6% Wales, 0.6% Scotland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% India, 0.1% Sri Lanka, 0.1% United States.

98.2% of people living in Leek North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.3% Romanian, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Leek North is 68.4% Christian, 23.8% No religion, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 349 people did not state a religion. 12 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.0% of people are married, 14.9% 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, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 311 widowed people living in Leek North.

The top occupations listed by people in Leek North are Skilled trades 15.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 14.5%, Elementary 14.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.3%, Elementary administration and service 11.0%, Caring personal service 10.8%, Professional 9.4%, Associate professional and technical 9.3%, Sales and customer service 8.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.3%.