Helsby Demographics (Cheshire West and Chester, England)

Helsby is a ward in Cheshire West and Chester of North West, England and includes areas of Helsby, Manley, Dunham On The Hill, Hapsford, Dunham Hill Residential Park, Manley Common and Alvanley.

In the 2011 census the population of Helsby was 4,972 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Helsby is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

91.7% of people living in Helsby were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.7% Wales, 1.7% Scotland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Australia, 0.2% United States, 0.2% India, 0.1% South America, 0.1% South Africa.

98.9% of people living in Helsby speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% German, 0.1% Afrikaans, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Russian.

The religious make up of Helsby is 71.1% Christian, 20.9% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Hindu. 320 people did not state a religion. 15 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.9% of people are married, 11.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.5% are separated or divorced. There are 248 widowed people living in Helsby.

The top occupations listed by people in Helsby are Professional 23.0%, Associate professional and technical 12.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.9%, Skilled trades 10.0%, Administrative and secretarial 9.7%, Elementary 9.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.0%, Corporate managers and directors 8.3%, Sales and customer service 8.0%, Elementary administration and service 7.6%.