Birch Demographics (Fenland, England)

Birch is a ward in Fenland of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Birch was 2,512 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

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

91.6% of people living in Birch were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% United States, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Sri Lanka, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% India.

97.2% of people living in Birch speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.0% Lithuanian, 0.7% Polish, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Maltese, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Birch is 60.5% Christian, 30.1% No religion, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Buddhist. 197 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.9% of people are married, 15.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 113 widowed people living in Birch.

The top occupations listed by people in Birch are Process, plant and machine operatives 14.4%, Skilled trades 13.6%, Elementary 13.4%, Associate professional and technical 11.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.3%, Professional 9.7%, Administrative and secretarial 9.7%, Caring personal service 8.9%, Elementary administration and service 8.6%.