Royton North Demographics (Oldham, England)

Royton North is a ward in Oldham of North West, England and includes areas of Royton, Longsight, Tandle Hill, Dryclough and Luzley Brook.

In the 2011 census the population of Royton North was 10,321 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Royton North is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

95.7% of people living in Royton North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.1% Bangladesh, 0.1% India, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.0% Australia, 0.0% South Africa.

99.1% of people living in Royton North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Royton North is 78.6% Christian, 14.6% No religion, 0.9% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist. 518 people did not state a religion. 23 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

49.9% of people are married, 10.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.8% are separated or divorced. There are 546 widowed people living in Royton North.

The top occupations listed by people in Royton North are Professional 14.2%, Associate professional and technical 13.2%, Administrative and secretarial 13.2%, Skilled trades 13.0%, Elementary 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.7%, Administrative 9.6%, Elementary administration and service 9.2%, Caring personal service 8.1%.