Great Eccleston Demographics (Wyre, England)

Great Eccleston is a ward in Wyre of North West, England and includes areas of Cabus, Little Eccleston, Nateby, Churchtown, Larbreck, St. Michaels, Riverside Industrial Park, Myerscough, Garstang, Forton, Brock, North Planks, Kirkland Preston, Catterall, Bilsborrow, Little Eccleston-With-Larbreck, Island Business Centre, Great Eccleston, Sowerby, Claughton Ind Est, Winmarleigh and Claughton-On-Brock.

In the 2011 census the population of Great Eccleston was 3,581 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Great Eccleston is 44, while the median age is higher at 46.

94.4% of people living in Great Eccleston were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Philippines, 0.1% United States, 0.1% China, 0.1% Pakistan.

99.2% of people living in Great Eccleston speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Afrikaans.

The religious make up of Great Eccleston is 81.9% Christian, 12.0% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 185 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.4% of people are married, 8.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.4% are separated or divorced. There are 153 widowed people living in Great Eccleston.

The top occupations listed by people in Great Eccleston are Skilled trades 19.9%, Professional 18.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.6%, Elementary 10.0%, Administrative and secretarial 9.6%, Associate professional and technical 8.7%, Corporate managers and directors 8.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.8%, Skilled agricultural and related trades 7.4%, Agricultural and Related Trades 7.4%.