Longbridge Demographics (Birmingham, England)

Longbridge is a ward in Birmingham of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Rednal, Lickey, Rubery, Northfield, Cofton Hackett, Barnt Green and Gannow Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Longbridge was 25,410 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Longbridge is 37, while the median age is lower at 36.

91.8% of people living in Longbridge were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Ireland, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.6% Jamaica, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.2% India, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% Nigeria.

98.0% of people living in Longbridge speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Shona, 0.1% French, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Kurdish, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Longbridge is 60.3% Christian, 29.9% No religion, 1.3% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 1,721 people did not state a religion. 101 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 6 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

37.6% of people are married, 14.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.6% are separated or divorced. There are 1,571 widowed people living in Longbridge.

The top occupations listed by people in Longbridge are Professional 14.1%, Administrative and secretarial 13.0%, Elementary 12.9%, Skilled trades 12.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.5%, Elementary administration and service 11.5%, Associate professional and technical 11.2%, Caring personal service 10.1%, Administrative 9.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.4%.