Leighton Buzzard North Demographics (Central Bedfordshire, England)

Leighton Buzzard North is a ward in Central Bedfordshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Grovebury Estate, Chiltern Estate, Greaves Estate, Leighton- Linslade, Linslade, Leighton-Linslade and Leedon.

In the 2011 census the population of Leighton Buzzard North was 14,234 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Leighton Buzzard North is 41, while the median age is also 41.

89.2% of people living in Leighton Buzzard North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.9% Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% United States.

97.0% of people living in Leighton Buzzard North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.4% Italian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% French, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% German, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Romanian.

The religious make up of Leighton Buzzard North is 59.5% Christian, 30.9% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 1,014 people did not state a religion. 59 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

48.7% of people are married, 11.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.3% are separated or divorced. There are 830 widowed people living in Leighton Buzzard North.

The top occupations listed by people in Leighton Buzzard North are Professional 14.9%, Associate professional and technical 12.8%, Administrative and secretarial 12.4%, Skilled trades 11.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.4%, Elementary 11.3%, Administrative 9.9%, Elementary administration and service 9.8%, Sales and customer service 8.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.6%.