Central Demographics (Redditch, England)

Central is a ward in Redditch of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Kingfisher Shopping Centre, Batchley, Bridley Moor, Lodge Park, Greenlands and Park Farm Industrial Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Central was 6,458 and is made up of approximately 48% females and 52% males.

The average age of people in Central is 37, while the median age is lower at 35.

78.7% of people living in Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 6.1% Pakistan, 1.2% Wales, 1.1% India, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Jamaica, 0.3% Bangladesh, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa.

84.6% of people living in Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Polish, 3.7% Urdu, 1.7% Panjabi, 0.9% Slovak, 0.5% Pakistani Pahari, 0.4% Bengali, 0.4% Hungarian, 0.3% Lithuanian, 0.2% Malayalam.

The religious make up of Central is 55.4% Christian, 21.6% No religion, 15.0% Muslim, 0.7% Sikh, 0.4% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 373 people did not state a religion. 31 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

40.5% of people are married, 13.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 27.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.2% are separated or divorced. There are 345 widowed people living in Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Central are Elementary 15.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 14.7%, Professional 12.9%, Skilled trades 11.0%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Associate professional and technical 10.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.4%, Administrative and secretarial 9.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.9%, Sales and customer service 8.8%.