Daresbury Demographics (Halton, England)

Daresbury is a ward in Halton of North West, England and includes areas of Daresbury, Old Town, Dukesfield, Norton, Sandymoor, Manor Park, Astmoor, Manor Park Ind Est and Astmoor Industrial Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Daresbury was 4,501 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Daresbury is 38, while the median age is higher at 41.

93.0% of people living in Daresbury were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Wales, 1.4% Scotland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.1% United States, 0.1% Isle of Man.

98.9% of people living in Daresbury speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Daresbury is 73.7% Christian, 19.4% No religion, 0.4% Hindu, 0.3% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim. 224 people did not state a religion. 16 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.9% of people are married, 12.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.1% are separated or divorced. There are 170 widowed people living in Daresbury.

The top occupations listed by people in Daresbury are Professional 21.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 17.1%, Associate professional and technical 15.2%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Corporate managers and directors 12.6%, Administrative 9.2%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.1%, Skilled trades 8.0%, Sales and customer service 8.0%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 7.0%.