Holker Demographics (South Lakeland, England)

Holker is a ward in South Lakeland of North West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Holker was 1,869 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Holker is 46, while the median age is higher at 48.

93.0% of people living in Holker were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.4% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Kenya, 0.3% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% China.

98.6% of people living in Holker speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.3% Malayalam, 0.1% French, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Swedish, 0.1% British sign language.

The religious make up of Holker is 76.0% Christian, 15.8% No religion, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Muslim. 134 people did not state a religion. 2 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.2% of people are married, 9.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 101 widowed people living in Holker.

The top occupations listed by people in Holker are Skilled trades 24.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.2%, Elementary 12.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.1%, Professional 10.4%, Elementary administration and service 10.1%, Skilled construction and building trades 10.0%, Caring personal service 9.3%, Administrative and secretarial 8.8%, Construction and Building Trades 7.0%.