Irlam Demographics (Salford, England)

Irlam is a ward in Salford of North West, England and includes areas of Jenny Green, Woods End, Lower Irlam, The City, Three Lanes End, Irlam, Boundary Trading Estate, Fairhill Ind Est, Mayfield Industrial Park and Thames Trading Centre.

In the 2011 census the population of Irlam was 9,803 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Irlam is 38, while the median age is also 38.

93.3% of people living in Irlam were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 1.0% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% China, 0.2% India, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% South Africa.

97.7% of people living in Irlam speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% German, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Bulgarian.

The religious make up of Irlam is 71.2% Christian, 21.0% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh. 561 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 7 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

44.2% of people are married, 13.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.2% are separated or divorced. There are 519 widowed people living in Irlam.

The top occupations listed by people in Irlam are Administrative and secretarial 14.4%, Elementary 12.3%, Sales and customer service 11.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.9%, Skilled trades 10.9%, Elementary administration and service 10.7%, Administrative 10.7%, Associate professional and technical 10.5%, Professional 9.9%.