Dearne North Demographics (Barnsley, England)

Dearne North is a ward in Barnsley of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Thurnscoe, Thurnscoe East, Highgate and Goldthorpe.

In the 2011 census the population of Dearne North was 10,498 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Dearne North is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

96.4% of people living in Dearne North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% India, 0.0% Australia, 0.0% Hong Kong .

99.1% of people living in Dearne North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Latvian.

The religious make up of Dearne North is 68.9% Christian, 23.7% No religion, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist. 683 people did not state a religion. 20 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

41.1% of people are married, 13.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.6% are separated or divorced. There are 608 widowed people living in Dearne North.

The top occupations listed by people in Dearne North are Elementary 16.7%, Skilled trades 15.4%, Sales and customer service 15.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.6%, Elementary administration and service 12.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.1%, Sales 9.0%, Caring personal service 8.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.2%, Administrative and secretarial 7.9%.