Scotforth East Demographics (Lancaster, England)

Scotforth East is a ward in Lancaster of North West, England and includes areas of Ellel, Hall Park, White Cross Ind Est, Bailrigg and Scotforth.

In the 2011 census the population of Scotforth East was 4,343 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Scotforth East is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

90.0% of people living in Scotforth East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Scotland, 1.0% Wales, 0.6% India, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% China, 0.2% North Africa, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% South America.

96.7% of people living in Scotforth East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.3% German, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% French, 0.2% Russian, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese.

The religious make up of Scotforth East is 71.1% Christian, 19.2% No religion, 1.2% Muslim, 0.5% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish. 287 people did not state a religion. 12 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.5% of people are married, 8.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.2% are separated or divorced. There are 215 widowed people living in Scotforth East.

The top occupations listed by people in Scotforth East are Professional 25.3%, Skilled trades 12.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.5%, Elementary 11.0%, Teaching and educational professionals 9.6%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 9.6%, Elementary administration and service 9.5%, Associate professional and technical 9.3%, Caring personal service 8.8%, Administrative and secretarial 8.4%.