Knowsley Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Knowsley was 145,893 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Knowsley is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

96.4% of people living in Knowsley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Nigeria, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% China.

99.1% of people living in Knowsley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Malayalam.

The religious make up of Knowsley is 80.9% Christian, 12.5% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist. 8,335 people did not state a religion. 180 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 7 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

39.2% of people are married, 10.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 32.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.3% are separated or divorced. There are 7,825 widowed people living in Knowsley.

The top occupations listed by people in Knowsley are Administrative and secretarial 13.4%, Elementary 12.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.9%, Professional 11.7%, Skilled trades 11.4%, Sales and customer service 11.2%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.6%, Administrative 10.5%, Associate professional and technical 10.0%.