Ilkley Demographics (Bradford, England)

Ilkley is a ward in Bradford of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Addingham, Ben Rhydding, Heathcote, Middleton, Nesfield, Denton and Langbar.

In the 2011 census the population of Ilkley was 14,809 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Ilkley is 45, while the median age is higher at 47.

90.8% of people living in Ilkley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.3% Scotland, 1.0% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% United States, 0.3% India, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% China.

98.3% of people living in Ilkley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% French, 0.1% German, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Ilkley is 63.7% Christian, 26.8% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Humanist. 1,129 people did not state a religion. 37 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

56.0% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.6% are separated or divorced. There are 698 widowed people living in Ilkley.

The top occupations listed by people in Ilkley are Professional 30.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.1%, Associate professional and technical 14.5%, Corporate managers and directors 11.0%, Business, media and public service professionals 10.9%, Administrative and secretarial 9.1%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 8.5%, Teaching and educational professionals 8.5%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.2%, Skilled trades 7.7%.