West Bromwich Central Demographics (Sandwell, England)

West Bromwich Central is a ward in Sandwell of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Mayer's Green, Cordley, Lambert's End, Ireland Green, The Cronehills, Sandwell, Sandwell Park, Cygnus Business Park, Carters Green, Black Lake, Balls Hill and Guns Village.

In the 2011 census the population of West Bromwich Central was 13,290 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in West Bromwich Central is 38, while the median age is lower at 36.

66.2% of people living in West Bromwich Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 11.6% India, 2.7% Jamaica, 2.4% Pakistan, 2.2% Bangladesh, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Kenya, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Philippines.

73.0% of people living in West Bromwich Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 9.2% Panjabi, 7.1% Polish, 2.6% Bengali, 1.4% Urdu, 1.2% Gujarati, 0.5% Pakistani Pahari, 0.5% Lithuanian, 0.5% Kurdish, 0.4% Czech.

The religious make up of West Bromwich Central is 45.5% Christian, 16.7% Sikh, 12.9% Muslim, 11.7% No religion, 5.7% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist. 784 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

40.5% of people are married, 7.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.0% are separated or divorced. There are 736 widowed people living in West Bromwich Central.

The top occupations listed by people in West Bromwich Central are Elementary 19.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 14.8%, Elementary administration and service 13.2%, Skilled trades 11.5%, Administrative and secretarial 10.7%, Professional 10.6%, Sales and customer service 8.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.7%, Administrative 8.6%, Associate professional and technical 8.4%.