Skircoat Demographics (Calderdale, England)

Skircoat is a ward in Calderdale of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Salterhebble, Skircoat, Copley Hall, Copley, Skircoat Green, Blackwall and Brunswick Industrial Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Skircoat was 12,712 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Skircoat is 41, while the median age is also 41.

86.9% of people living in Skircoat were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.1% Pakistan, 2.2% India, 1.5% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.1% South Africa.

94.1% of people living in Skircoat speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Panjabi, 1.0% Urdu, 0.5% Polish, 0.2% Telugu, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Tamil, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Skircoat is 56.8% Christian, 23.3% No religion, 9.8% Muslim, 1.8% Hindu, 0.5% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Jewish. 821 people did not state a religion. 36 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

48.9% of people are married, 9.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.8% are separated or divorced. There are 691 widowed people living in Skircoat.

The top occupations listed by people in Skircoat are Professional 27.7%, Associate professional and technical 13.2%, Administrative and secretarial 12.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.4%, Administrative 9.2%, Skilled trades 8.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.2%, Health professionals 7.9%, Corporate managers and directors 7.6%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.0%.