Withington Demographics (Manchester, England)

Withington is a ward in Manchester of North West, England and includes areas of Albert Park, East Didsbury, Ford Bank, Barlow Moor, West Didsbury, Parrs Wood, Withington, Fielden Park, Fallowfield, Ladybarn, Alexandra Park, Victoria Park, Willow Bank and Alma Park.

In the 2011 census the population of Withington was 13,422 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Withington is 30, while the median age is lower at 22.

76.1% of people living in Withington were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.8% Pakistan, 2.1% Ireland, 2.0% Wales, 1.8% Northern Ireland, 1.3% Scotland, 1.2% India, 0.6% Bangladesh, 0.6% Iran, 0.4% North Africa.

89.2% of people living in Withington speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.7% Arabic, 1.7% Urdu, 0.8% Panjabi, 0.7% Polish, 0.6% Spanish, 0.5% Persian/Farsi, 0.5% Bengali, 0.3% French, 0.3% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Withington is 39.3% Christian, 36.8% No religion, 11.0% Muslim, 1.6% Hindu, 0.8% Jewish, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.4% Sikh, 0.3% Atheist. 965 people did not state a religion. 142 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 11 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

15.0% of people are married, 7.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 68.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 4.0% are separated or divorced. There are 344 widowed people living in Withington.

The top occupations listed by people in Withington are Professional 21.3%, Elementary 18.3%, Elementary administration and service 17.8%, Sales and customer service 15.9%, Associate professional and technical 14.7%, Sales 13.0%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 11.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Administrative 8.3%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.1%.