Blakenall Demographics (Walsall, England)

Blakenall is a ward in Walsall of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Heath End, Goscote and Spring Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Blakenall was 13,773 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Blakenall is 34, while the median age is lower at 32.

90.2% of people living in Blakenall were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% Pakistan, 0.6% India, 0.5% Jamaica, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Nigeria, 0.2% Scotland, 0.2% Philippines.

93.8% of people living in Blakenall speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.3% Urdu, 1.3% Polish, 0.6% Panjabi, 0.4% Pakistani Pahari, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% Czech, 0.1% Shona, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Blakenall is 58.0% Christian, 26.5% No religion, 7.0% Muslim, 0.8% Sikh, 0.5% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist. 859 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

37.8% of people are married, 15.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 27.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.0% are separated or divorced. There are 703 widowed people living in Blakenall.

The top occupations listed by people in Blakenall are Elementary 19.3%, Skilled trades 16.1%, Elementary administration and service 16.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.4%, Sales and customer service 9.8%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Caring personal service 9.2%, Professional 8.5%, Sales 8.2%.