Astley Mosley Common Demographics (Wigan, England)

Astley Mosley Common is a ward in Wigan of North West, England and includes areas of Tyldesley, Astley, Hindsford, Shakerley, Cinder Hill and Boothstown.

In the 2011 census the population of Astley Mosley Common was 11,270 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Astley Mosley Common is 40, while the median age is higher at 42.

95.0% of people living in Astley Mosley Common were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% India, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% China.

98.7% of people living in Astley Mosley Common speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% African language, 0.1% French, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Astley Mosley Common is 76.2% Christian, 15.9% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 715 people did not state a religion. 33 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 6 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

50.9% of people are married, 12.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.9% are separated or divorced. There are 569 widowed people living in Astley Mosley Common.

The top occupations listed by people in Astley Mosley Common are Professional 16.4%, Associate professional and technical 13.5%, Administrative and secretarial 13.4%, Skilled trades 12.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.7%, Administrative 9.7%, Sales and customer service 9.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.5%, Elementary 8.3%, Corporate managers and directors 7.5%.