Wyke Demographics (Bradford, England)

Wyke is a ward in Bradford of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Wyke, Odsal, Odsal Top, Wyke Common, Salt Horn, Upper Wyke, Raw Nook, Upper Common, Delph Hill, Coll Place, New Road Side, Moor Top, Low Moor, Carr Lane Top, North Bierley, Morley Carr, Wesley Place, Green Market, Carr Lane Bottom and Lower Wyke.

In the 2011 census the population of Wyke was 14,950 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Wyke is 40, while the median age is also 40.

93.2% of people living in Wyke were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.8% Pakistan, 0.5% India, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Jamaica, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Kenya.

97.0% of people living in Wyke speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.5% Panjabi, 0.3% Urdu, 0.2% Gujarati, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% South Asian Language, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Latvian.

The religious make up of Wyke is 61.3% Christian, 27.8% No religion, 3.1% Muslim, 0.7% Sikh, 0.5% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist. 877 people did not state a religion. 40 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 6 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

44.4% of people are married, 14.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.9% are separated or divorced. There are 808 widowed people living in Wyke.

The top occupations listed by people in Wyke are Skilled trades 13.8%, Administrative and secretarial 13.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.0%, Elementary 11.7%, Associate professional and technical 11.1%, Administrative 11.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.0%, Professional 9.9%, Elementary administration and service 9.6%, Sales and customer service 9.4%.