Perton Lakeside Demographics (South Staffordshire, England)

Perton Lakeside is a ward in South Staffordshire of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Nurton, Old Perton, Rudge Heath, Ackleton, Patshull Park, Pasford, Shipley, Badger, Perton, Pattingham, Burnhill Green, Trescott and Great Moor.

In the 2011 census the population of Perton Lakeside was 6,417 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

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

94.2% of people living in Perton Lakeside were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Wales, 0.9% India, 0.8% Scotland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Jamaica, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% South America.

98.5% of people living in Perton Lakeside speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Panjabi, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Telugu, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Tamil.

The religious make up of Perton Lakeside is 68.7% Christian, 21.4% No religion, 1.6% Sikh, 1.0% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim. 399 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

48.7% of people are married, 12.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 366 widowed people living in Perton Lakeside.

The top occupations listed by people in Perton Lakeside are Professional 16.2%, Administrative and secretarial 15.3%, Associate professional and technical 13.9%, Administrative 11.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.1%, Skilled trades 11.0%, Sales and customer service 9.6%, Elementary 8.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.3%, Corporate managers and directors 8.2%.