Miles Platting and Newton Heath Demographics (Manchester, England)

Miles Platting and Newton Heath is a ward in Manchester of North West, England and includes areas of Clayton Bridge, Red Bank, Street Fold, Beswick, Culcheth, Greenside, Great Horrocks, Strangeways, Boggart Hole Clough, Monsall, Holt Town, Philips Park, Lightbowne, Bradford, Barnes Green, Clayton Vale, Chain Bar, Queens Park, Shackcliffe Green, Stockwell End, Broadhurst Park, Newton Heath, Fahay Ind Est, Collyhurst and Miles Platting.

In the 2011 census the population of Miles Platting and Newton Heath was 14,963 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Miles Platting and Newton Heath is 36, while the median age is lower at 34.

83.4% of people living in Miles Platting and Newton Heath were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Nigeria, 1.4% Scotland, 1.4% Ireland, 1.0% China, 0.8% Zimbabwe, 0.7% Pakistan, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Somalia, 0.3% Wales.

91.9% of people living in Miles Platting and Newton Heath speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.9% All other Chinese, 0.7% Polish, 0.6% French, 0.5% Cantonese Chinese, 0.5% Persian/Farsi, 0.4% Arabic, 0.4% Urdu, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% Somali.

The religious make up of Miles Platting and Newton Heath is 65.5% Christian, 21.1% No religion, 3.9% Muslim, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 1,118 people did not state a religion. 34 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 8 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

26.2% of people are married, 11.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 39.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 13.2% are separated or divorced. There are 1,053 widowed people living in Miles Platting and Newton Heath.

The top occupations listed by people in Miles Platting and Newton Heath are Elementary 20.9%, Elementary administration and service 18.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 14.6%, Administrative and secretarial 11.2%, Skilled trades 11.0%, Sales and customer service 10.9%, Caring personal service 10.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.3%, Professional 8.5%, Sales 8.4%.