Shiregreen and Brightside Demographics (Sheffield, England)

Shiregreen and Brightside is a ward in Sheffield of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Sheffield Lane Top, Grange Lane, Shiregreen, Pismire Hill, Firth Park, Tinsley, Meadowhall Centre, Wincobank, Tinsley Industrial Estate, Attercliffe Common and Meadowhall Retail Park.

In the 2011 census the population of Shiregreen and Brightside was 20,826 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Shiregreen and Brightside is 36, while the median age is lower at 35.

89.2% of people living in Shiregreen and Brightside were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Pakistan, 0.9% Zimbabwe, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Jamaica, 0.4% Ghana, 0.4% India, 0.3% Somalia, 0.2% Nigeria, 0.2% Ireland.

93.3% of people living in Shiregreen and Brightside speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.9% Polish, 0.6% Urdu, 0.6% Arabic, 0.5% Slovak, 0.4% Shona, 0.4% Pashto, 0.3% Somali, 0.3% Panjabi, 0.2% Turkish.

The religious make up of Shiregreen and Brightside is 54.2% Christian, 31.8% No religion, 6.4% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 1,315 people did not state a religion. 63 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 6 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

40.4% of people are married, 14.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 27.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.3% are separated or divorced. There are 1,112 widowed people living in Shiregreen and Brightside.

The top occupations listed by people in Shiregreen and Brightside are Elementary 16.6%, Elementary administration and service 14.2%, Skilled trades 13.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.3%, Sales and customer service 11.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.3%, Caring personal service 10.7%, Administrative and secretarial 10.7%, Sales 9.1%, Professional 8.7%.