Great Eccleston Demographics (Wyre, England)

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

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% Isle of Man.

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%.