Hindley Green Demographics (Wigan, England)

Hindley Green is a ward in Wigan of North West, England and includes areas of Hindley, Hindley Industrial Estate, Bickershaw and Hindley Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Hindley Green was 11,186 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Hindley Green is 40, while the median age is higher at 42.

96.6% of people living in Hindley Green were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Iran, 0.1% India, 0.1% China, 0.1% United States.

99.4% of people living in Hindley Green speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Hindley Green is 81.6% Christian, 12.2% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu. 583 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

55.0% of people are married, 11.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.6% are separated or divorced. There are 458 widowed people living in Hindley Green.

The top occupations listed by people in Hindley Green are Skilled trades 13.7%, Professional 12.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.3%, Associate professional and technical 12.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.5%, Elementary 9.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.6%, Administrative 9.4%, Sales and customer service 8.9%.