Birkenhead and Tranmere Demographics (Wirral, England)

Birkenhead and Tranmere is a ward in Wirral of North West, England and includes areas of Price Street Business Centre, Clifton Park, The Pyramids, Devonshire Park, Priory Ind Est, Mersey Park, Lairdside Technology Park, Argyle Ind Est, Lardeside Tech Park, The Grange, Cleveland Business Park and Higher Tranmere.

In the 2011 census the population of Birkenhead and Tranmere was 15,879 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Birkenhead and Tranmere is 35, while the median age is lower at 33.

90.5% of people living in Birkenhead and Tranmere were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Bangladesh, 0.9% Wales, 0.9% Scotland, 0.8% Ireland, 0.6% India, 0.5% China, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.1% South Africa.

94.8% of people living in Birkenhead and Tranmere speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Bengali, 1.0% Polish, 0.5% All other Chinese, 0.4% Cantonese Chinese, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Birkenhead and Tranmere is 59.2% Christian, 29.2% No religion, 3.2% Muslim, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh. 1,061 people did not state a religion. 65 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

24.2% of people are married, 12.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 40.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 15.2% are separated or divorced. There are 1,469 widowed people living in Birkenhead and Tranmere.

The top occupations listed by people in Birkenhead and Tranmere are Elementary 16.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 14.7%, Elementary administration and service 14.1%, Caring personal service 11.4%, Skilled trades 11.3%, Sales and customer service 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 11.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.8%, Professional 9.5%, Sales 9.4%.