Penistone East Demographics (Barnsley, England)

Penistone East is a ward in Barnsley of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of High Hoyland, Cawthorne, Silkstone, Haigh, Silkstone Common, Penistone, Oxspring, Hoylandswaine, Crane Moor, Howbrook, Green Moor, Wortley, Bromley, Thurgoland, Worsbrough, Stainborough, Lower Pilley, Hood Green, Tankersley, Fallbank Ind Estate and Dodworth.

In the 2011 census the population of Penistone East was 11,587 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Penistone East is 44, while the median age is higher at 47.

95.4% of people living in Penistone East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% China.

99.3% of people living in Penistone East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Polish.

The religious make up of Penistone East is 70.8% Christian, 20.7% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist. 845 people did not state a religion. 15 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

60.7% of people are married, 9.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.5% are separated or divorced. There are 507 widowed people living in Penistone East.

The top occupations listed by people in Penistone East are Professional 21.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 18.1%, Associate professional and technical 13.6%, Corporate managers and directors 12.1%, Skilled trades 11.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.8%, Administrative 8.0%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 6.7%, Elementary 6.6%.