Shirland Demographics (North East Derbyshire, England)

Shirland is a ward in North East Derbyshire of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Higham, Brackenfield, New Wessington, Stretton, Morton, Stonebroom, New Higham, Goosegreen, Wessington, Carr Hill, Woolley Moor, Shirland, Hallfield Gate and Old Higham.

In the 2011 census the population of Shirland was 5,592 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Shirland is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

96.6% of people living in Shirland were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Kenya, 0.0% Hong Kong , 0.0% Isle of Man.

99.5% of people living in Shirland speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Swahili/Kiswahili.

The religious make up of Shirland is 66.1% Christian, 26.0% No religion, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Hindu. 367 people did not state a religion. 15 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

53.0% of people are married, 12.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 286 widowed people living in Shirland.

The top occupations listed by people in Shirland are Skilled trades 15.8%, Elementary 13.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.3%, Professional 11.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.9%, Elementary administration and service 10.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%, Associate professional and technical 8.5%, Administrative 8.5%.