Farington West Demographics (South Ribble, England)

Farington West is a ward in South Ribble of North West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Farington West was 4,354 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Farington West is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

94.5% of people living in Farington West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Hong Kong .

99.1% of people living in Farington West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% British sign language.

The religious make up of Farington West is 76.6% Christian, 16.2% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh. 248 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

54.6% of people are married, 10.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.0% are separated or divorced. There are 189 widowed people living in Farington West.

The top occupations listed by people in Farington West are Professional 16.1%, Skilled trades 14.2%, Administrative and secretarial 14.2%, Associate professional and technical 12.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.8%, Administrative 10.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.1%, Corporate managers and directors 9.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.7%, Sales and customer service 7.5%.