Nechells Demographics (Birmingham, England)

Nechells is a ward in Birmingham of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Bordesley, Nechells, Aston, Bordesley Green, Small Heath, Nechells Green, Vauxhall, Camp Hill, Sparkbrook, Highgate, Deritend, Spring Vale, Ashted, Netchells Green, Duddeston, Witton, Holford and Saltley.

In the 2011 census the population of Nechells was 33,957 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Nechells is 29, while the median age is lower at 25.

59.0% of people living in Nechells were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 7.2% Pakistan, 4.6% Somalia, 3.1% Bangladesh, 2.4% China, 2.2% Jamaica, 1.5% Ireland, 1.4% India, 0.7% North Africa, 0.6% Nigeria.

69.2% of people living in Nechells speak English. The other top languages spoken are 5.3% Somali, 3.7% Urdu, 3.5% Bengali, 2.6% All other Chinese, 2.1% Arabic, 1.9% Pashto, 1.6% Panjabi, 1.3% Pakistani Pahari, 0.8% Kurdish.

The religious make up of Nechells is 43.5% Muslim, 29.5% Christian, 15.0% No religion, 1.9% Hindu, 1.6% Sikh, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 2,369 people did not state a religion. 54 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 8 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

30.0% of people are married, 6.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 42.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.0% are separated or divorced. There are 1,490 widowed people living in Nechells.

The top occupations listed by people in Nechells are Elementary 20.0%, Elementary administration and service 17.7%, Professional 13.8%, Sales and customer service 11.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Associate professional and technical 10.2%, Sales 9.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.3%, Administrative and secretarial 9.3%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 8.7%.