Boldon Colliery Demographics (South Tyneside, England)

Boldon Colliery is a ward in South Tyneside of North East, England and includes areas of New Town, Boldon Business Park, Harden Park, West Boldon, East Bolden, Boldon and South Boldon.

In the 2011 census the population of Boldon Colliery was 9,227 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Boldon Colliery is 40, while the median age is higher at 42.

96.1% of people living in Boldon Colliery were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.4% India, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Wales, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Philippines.

98.8% of people living in Boldon Colliery speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Boldon Colliery is 71.1% Christian, 21.3% No religion, 1.0% Muslim, 0.4% Sikh, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish. 498 people did not state a religion. 18 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.8% of people are married, 11.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.0% are separated or divorced. There are 593 widowed people living in Boldon Colliery.

The top occupations listed by people in Boldon Colliery are Professional 14.4%, Administrative and secretarial 13.6%, Skilled trades 12.7%, Administrative 11.1%, Associate professional and technical 11.1%, Elementary 10.4%, Sales and customer service 10.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%.