Ovenden Demographics (Calderdale, England)

Ovenden is a ward in Calderdale of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Ovenden, Wheatley, Ovenden Cross, Booth Town, Friendly, Dean Clough Industrial Park, Akroydon, Lee Mount, Mixenden, Causeway Foot, Walt Royd, Ogden and Illingworth.

In the 2011 census the population of Ovenden was 12,351 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Ovenden is 36, while the median age is lower at 35.

92.0% of people living in Ovenden were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 1.1% Ireland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% India, 0.1% Australia.

97.0% of people living in Ovenden speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Polish, 0.4% Czech, 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% Russian, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Urdu.

The religious make up of Ovenden is 57.4% Christian, 34.4% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh. 806 people did not state a religion. 46 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

36.0% of people are married, 16.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.1% are separated or divorced. There are 783 widowed people living in Ovenden.

The top occupations listed by people in Ovenden are Elementary 15.7%, Skilled trades 13.6%, Elementary administration and service 12.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.5%, Caring personal service 10.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.0%, Sales and customer service 10.0%, Administrative 9.2%.