Trafford Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Trafford was 226,578 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Trafford is 39, while the median age is also 39.

85.8% of people living in Trafford were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Ireland, 1.4% Scotland, 1.2% India, 1.2% Pakistan, 0.9% Wales, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Jamaica, 0.3% China, 0.3% North Africa.

94.5% of people living in Trafford speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.7% Urdu, 0.4% Gujarati, 0.4% Panjabi, 0.3% Arabic, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.2% Persian/Farsi, 0.2% French, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious make up of Trafford is 63.4% Christian, 20.8% No religion, 5.7% Muslim, 1.1% Jewish, 1.0% Hindu, 0.7% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist. 14,307 people did not state a religion. 593 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 68 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

47.3% of people are married, 10.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.4% are separated or divorced. There are 11,493 widowed people living in Trafford.

The top occupations listed by people in Trafford are Professional 22.5%, Associate professional and technical 14.0%, Administrative and secretarial 12.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.7%, Administrative 9.5%, Sales and customer service 8.9%, Skilled trades 8.7%, Elementary 8.3%, Corporate managers and directors 8.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.9%.