Irwell Demographics (Rossendale, England)

Irwell is a ward in Rossendale of North West, England and includes areas of Thorn, Mettle Cote, Britannia, Troughgate and Beech Ind Est.

In the 2011 census the population of Irwell was 5,505 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Irwell is 37, while the median age is also 37.

94.4% of people living in Irwell were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.8% Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% China, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% India.

98.9% of people living in Irwell speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Urdu.

The religious make up of Irwell is 63.1% Christian, 29.7% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Agnostic. 294 people did not state a religion. 16 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.9% of people are married, 16.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.7% are separated or divorced. There are 332 widowed people living in Irwell.

The top occupations listed by people in Irwell are Caring, leisure and other service 13.9%, Professional 12.4%, Skilled trades 12.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.3%, Caring personal service 11.2%, Elementary 11.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.6%, Associate professional and technical 10.5%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Elementary administration and service 8.9%.