Thornton and Allerton Demographics (Bradford, England)

Thornton and Allerton is a ward in Bradford of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Allerton, Thornton, Well Heads, Harrop Edge, Leventhorp, Lower Grange, Denholme Clough, Keelham, Green Clough, Bottomley Holes, Hare Croft and School Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Thornton and Allerton was 17,276 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Thornton and Allerton is 37, while the median age is also 37.

87.3% of people living in Thornton and Allerton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.7% Pakistan, 1.4% Philippines, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% India, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Jamaica.

92.3% of people living in Thornton and Allerton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Urdu, 1.5% Panjabi, 0.9% Polish, 0.8% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% Arabic, 0.3% Pashto, 0.2% Gujarati, 0.2% French, 0.1% Slovak.

The religious make up of Thornton and Allerton is 55.3% Christian, 23.3% No religion, 13.0% Muslim, 0.7% Hindu, 0.6% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist. 1,069 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

45.6% of people are married, 12.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 898 widowed people living in Thornton and Allerton.

The top occupations listed by people in Thornton and Allerton are Professional 15.5%, Administrative and secretarial 12.9%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Elementary 11.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.5%, Associate professional and technical 11.3%, Administrative 9.9%, Elementary administration and service 9.8%, Caring personal service 9.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.9%.