Stechford and Yardley North Demographics (Birmingham, England)

Stechford and Yardley North is a ward in Birmingham of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Yardley, Kitts Green, Stechford, Glebe Farm, Sheldon, Tile Cross, Colehall and Hodge Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Stechford and Yardley North was 25,757 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Stechford and Yardley North is 36, while the median age is lower at 34.

83.1% of people living in Stechford and Yardley North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 4.9% Pakistan, 1.8% Ireland, 0.9% India, 0.9% Jamaica, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Philippines, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Somalia.

91.1% of people living in Stechford and Yardley North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Urdu, 1.0% Panjabi, 0.9% Pakistani Pahari, 0.7% Pashto, 0.6% Somali, 0.5% Polish, 0.4% Bengali, 0.3% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Malayalam.

The religious make up of Stechford and Yardley North is 53.7% Christian, 19.2% No religion, 17.9% Muslim, 1.0% Sikh, 0.7% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 1,677 people did not state a religion. 41 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 6 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

39.4% of people are married, 9.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 32.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 1,314 widowed people living in Stechford and Yardley North.

The top occupations listed by people in Stechford and Yardley North are Elementary 14.6%, Administrative and secretarial 13.3%, Elementary administration and service 12.7%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Professional 11.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.3%, Administrative 10.6%, Sales and customer service 9.5%, Caring personal service 9.0%.