Monk Bretton Demographics (Barnsley, England)

Monk Bretton is a ward in Barnsley of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Klondyke, Monk Bretton, West Green, Lundwood, Edderthorpe, Tyers Hill, Ardsley, Low Laithes, Cundy Cross, Stairfoot and Burton Grange.

In the 2011 census the population of Monk Bretton was 10,785 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Monk Bretton is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

96.1% of people living in Monk Bretton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% China, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Iran, 0.1% India.

98.8% of people living in Monk Bretton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% African language, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Albanian.

The religious make up of Monk Bretton is 70.0% Christian, 22.6% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 700 people did not state a religion. 15 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

46.1% of people are married, 13.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.2% are separated or divorced. There are 644 widowed people living in Monk Bretton.

The top occupations listed by people in Monk Bretton are Elementary 15.8%, Skilled trades 14.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.9%, Elementary administration and service 12.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.0%, Sales and customer service 10.8%, Caring personal service 9.4%, Professional 8.4%, Administrative and secretarial 8.4%, Sales 8.2%.