Brownhills Demographics (Walsall, England)

Brownhills is a ward in Walsall of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Brownhills, Wilkin, Clayhanger, Holland Park, Holly Bank, Brownhills West, Newtown, Catshill and Shire Oak.

In the 2011 census the population of Brownhills was 12,676 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Brownhills is 40, while the median age is also 40.

95.9% of people living in Brownhills were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% India, 0.4% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Jamaica, 0.1% Pakistan.

98.3% of people living in Brownhills speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Brownhills is 67.9% Christian, 23.8% No religion, 0.6% Sikh, 0.4% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist. 741 people did not state a religion. 36 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

47.7% of people are married, 13.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.2% are separated or divorced. There are 633 widowed people living in Brownhills.

The top occupations listed by people in Brownhills are Skilled trades 15.3%, Elementary 14.2%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.6%, Elementary administration and service 10.9%, Administrative and secretarial 10.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.3%, Professional 10.2%, Associate professional and technical 9.8%, Sales and customer service 9.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.6%.