Broken Cross and Upton Demographics (Cheshire East, England)

Broken Cross and Upton is a ward in Cheshire East of North West, England and includes areas of Henbury, Broken Cross, Longmoss and Fallibroome.

In the 2011 census the population of Broken Cross and Upton was 8,619 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Broken Cross and Upton is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

89.3% of people living in Broken Cross and Upton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Scotland, 1.5% India, 1.3% Wales, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% Hong Kong .

97.0% of people living in Broken Cross and Upton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Broken Cross and Upton is 67.2% Christian, 22.7% No religion, 1.6% Hindu, 0.8% Muslim, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Sikh. 547 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 5 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

52.6% of people are married, 9.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.8% are separated or divorced. There are 468 widowed people living in Broken Cross and Upton.

The top occupations listed by people in Broken Cross and Upton are Professional 24.8%, Associate professional and technical 14.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.0%, Administrative and secretarial 11.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.3%, Corporate managers and directors 9.0%, Elementary 8.7%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.5%, Skilled trades 8.3%, Administrative 8.3%.