Wrightington Demographics (West Lancashire, England)

Wrightington is a ward in West Lancashire of North West, England and includes areas of North Quary Business Park, Wrightington and Appley Bridge.

In the 2011 census the population of Wrightington was 4,087 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Wrightington is 45, while the median age is higher at 48.

96.0% of people living in Wrightington were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% China, 0.1% United States, 0.1% South Africa, 0.0% Isle of Man.

99.0% of people living in Wrightington speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Tamil.

The religious make up of Wrightington is 81.3% Christian, 12.3% No religion, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist. 224 people did not state a religion. 9 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.9% of people are married, 8.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.1% are separated or divorced. There are 162 widowed people living in Wrightington.

The top occupations listed by people in Wrightington are Professional 25.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.7%, Administrative and secretarial 12.1%, Skilled trades 11.3%, Associate professional and technical 10.6%, Corporate managers and directors 10.5%, Administrative 8.3%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 8.3%, Teaching and educational professionals 8.3%, Elementary 6.9%.