Brookfield Demographics (Preston, England)

Brookfield is a ward in Preston of North West, England and includes areas of Fulwood, Ribbleton, Fernyhalgh and Grange.

In the 2011 census the population of Brookfield was 7,301 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Brookfield is 38, while the median age is lower at 37.

88.5% of people living in Brookfield were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.0% India, 1.4% Scotland, 0.9% Pakistan, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Kenya, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% South America.

94.0% of people living in Brookfield speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.8% Polish, 1.1% Gujarati, 0.6% Malayalam, 0.5% Urdu, 0.4% Panjabi, 0.2% Telugu, 0.2% Italian, 0.1% Pashto, 0.1% Hindi.

The religious make up of Brookfield is 69.9% Christian, 18.2% No religion, 3.7% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 0.3% Sikh, 0.1% Buddhist. 382 people did not state a religion. 16 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

40.1% of people are married, 12.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 28.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 411 widowed people living in Brookfield.

The top occupations listed by people in Brookfield are Elementary 17.4%, Elementary administration and service 14.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.6%, Skilled trades 13.2%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.9%, Caring personal service 11.0%, Sales and customer service 10.9%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Professional 9.2%, Sales 8.6%.