Hemsworth Demographics (Wakefield, England)

Hemsworth is a ward in Wakefield of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Hemsworth, Highfield, Little Hemsworth, Fitzwilliam and Kinsley.

In the 2011 census the population of Hemsworth was 15,350 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Hemsworth is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

94.8% of people living in Hemsworth were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.3% Scotland, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% South America, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Kenya.

98.7% of people living in Hemsworth speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Swahili/Kiswahili.

The religious make up of Hemsworth is 68.4% Christian, 24.1% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist. 993 people did not state a religion. 20 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.3% of people are married, 12.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.3% are separated or divorced. There are 903 widowed people living in Hemsworth.

The top occupations listed by people in Hemsworth are Elementary 19.1%, Elementary administration and service 16.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.2%, Skilled trades 12.7%, Caring personal service 10.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.7%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Sales and customer service 9.1%, Professional 8.7%, Associate professional and technical 8.3%.