Brooklands Demographics (Trafford, England)

Brooklands is a ward in Trafford of North West, England and includes areas of Ashton Upon Mersey, Woodheys, Sale Moor, Moor Nook, Oakfield and Brooklands.

In the 2011 census the population of Brooklands was 10,434 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Brooklands is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

87.0% of people living in Brooklands were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 1.5% Ireland, 1.0% India, 0.9% Wales, 0.9% Northern Ireland, 0.8% China, 0.4% Pakistan, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.3% Australia.

95.6% of people living in Brooklands speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% All other Chinese, 0.5% Polish, 0.4% Arabic, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% French, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Brooklands is 66.2% Christian, 21.7% No religion, 2.7% Muslim, 1.6% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 674 people did not state a religion. 22 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

56.9% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.5% are separated or divorced. There are 435 widowed people living in Brooklands.

The top occupations listed by people in Brooklands are Professional 29.1%, Associate professional and technical 15.2%, Administrative and secretarial 14.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.8%, Administrative 10.2%, Business and public service associate professionals 9.1%, Corporate managers and directors 8.1%, Business, media and public service professionals 7.7%, Sales and customer service 7.6%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 7.4%.