Birchwood Demographics (Lincoln, England)

Birchwood is a ward in Lincoln of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Swanpool and Hartsholme.

In the 2011 census the population of Birchwood was 8,520 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Birchwood is 36, while the median age is lower at 34.

89.0% of people living in Birchwood were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Nigeria, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% South Africa.

96.0% of people living in Birchwood speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.1% Polish, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Russian, 0.1% German, 0.1% French, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Northern European Language.

The religious make up of Birchwood is 58.1% Christian, 33.9% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu. 564 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

41.5% of people are married, 16.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.7% are separated or divorced. There are 588 widowed people living in Birchwood.

The top occupations listed by people in Birchwood are Elementary 15.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.3%, Skilled trades 12.3%, Elementary administration and service 12.3%, Sales and customer service 11.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.2%, Professional 10.8%, Associate professional and technical 10.8%, Administrative and secretarial 9.5%, Caring personal service 9.4%.