Backbury Demographics (Herefordshire, England)

Backbury is a ward in Herefordshire of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Hampton Bishop, Ladyridge, Brinkley Hill, Little Tarrington, Longworth, Sufton, Larport, Ruxton, Perton, Sollers Hope, Kings Caple, Fawley, The Rock, Lugwardine, Bartestree, Sellack Boat, Brockhampton, Durlow, Much Fawley, Tarrington, Clouds, Cockshoot, Weston Beggard, Upper Buckenhill, Hemhill, Lower Buckenhill, Bagpipers Tump, Fownhope, How Caple, Poulstone, Checkley, Peartree Green, Winslow Mill, Mordiford, Upper Dormington, Stocking, Backbury Hill, Priors Frome, Fiddler's Green, Stoke Edith, Tidnor, Broomy Green, Dormington, Totnor, Aramstone, Hales Wood and Woolhope.

In the 2011 census the population of Backbury was 3,082 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Backbury is 46, while the median age is higher at 49.

88.5% of people living in Backbury were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 4.5% Wales, 1.6% Scotland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% India, 0.1% Jamaica.

98.1% of people living in Backbury speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Romanian, 0.3% Slovak, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.1% German, 0.1% French, 0.1% Nepalese, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Czech.

The religious make up of Backbury is 70.5% Christian, 20.8% No religion, 0.2% Atheist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Muslim. 227 people did not state a religion. 5 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

56.3% of people are married, 9.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 157 widowed people living in Backbury.

The top occupations listed by people in Backbury are Professional 20.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.8%, Skilled trades 13.2%, Associate professional and technical 11.6%, Elementary 10.5%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.6%, Corporate managers and directors 7.9%, Elementary administration and service 7.5%, Administrative 6.9%.