Brierley Hill Demographics (Dudley, England)

Brierley Hill is a ward in Dudley of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Brockmoor, Hawbush, Withymoor Village, The Wallows, Dudley Fields, Hulland, High Ercal, Silver End, Hurst Business Park, Mount Pleasant, Commonside, Round Oak, Hay Green, Withymoor, Bouchall, Quarry Bank, Clatterbatch, The Thorns, Aston's Fold, Shepherds Brook, Amblecote Bank, Ravensitch, Dunn's Bank and Stambermill.

In the 2011 census the population of Brierley Hill was 13,935 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Brierley Hill is 37, while the median age is lower at 35.

92.9% of people living in Brierley Hill were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Pakistan, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% India, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.2% China, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Iran.

96.2% of people living in Brierley Hill speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Urdu, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Panjabi, 0.2% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese, 0.1% Kurdish, 0.1% Pakistani Pahari, 0.1% Shona, 0.1% Arabic.

The religious make up of Brierley Hill is 58.8% Christian, 28.4% No religion, 4.3% Muslim, 0.6% Hindu, 0.4% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 899 people did not state a religion. 43 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

38.9% of people are married, 16.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.3% are separated or divorced. There are 879 widowed people living in Brierley Hill.

The top occupations listed by people in Brierley Hill are Skilled trades 15.1%, Elementary 14.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.2%, Elementary administration and service 12.0%, Sales and customer service 10.7%, Administrative and secretarial 10.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.4%, Professional 10.1%, Sales 8.9%, Associate professional and technical 8.6%.