Golborne and Lowton West Demographics (Wigan, England)

Golborne and Lowton West is a ward in Wigan of North West, England and includes areas of Buggins, Golborne and Edge Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Golborne and Lowton West was 11,914 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Golborne and Lowton West is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

95.1% of people living in Golborne and Lowton West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% United States, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Iran.

98.9% of people living in Golborne and Lowton West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Latvian.

The religious make up of Golborne and Lowton West is 75.3% Christian, 17.3% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu. 746 people did not state a religion. 29 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.3% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 708 widowed people living in Golborne and Lowton West.

The top occupations listed by people in Golborne and Lowton West are Elementary 13.5%, Skilled trades 12.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.6%, Professional 11.5%, Associate professional and technical 11.3%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Sales and customer service 9.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.5%.