Whalley Demographics (Ribble Valley, England)

Whalley is a ward in Ribble Valley of North West, England and includes areas of Hall Hurst Green, Wiswell, Whalley, Woodfields, Hurst Green, Barrow, Winckley, Lamb Roe, Lamb Roe Barrow, Mitton, Nethertown Mitton, Sabden, Whalley Ind Park, Stonyhurst, Nethertown, Billington, Chew Mill and Woodfields Whalley.

In the 2011 census the population of Whalley was 3,895 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Whalley is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

93.9% of people living in Whalley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Australia, 0.2% China, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% India, 0.1% Bangladesh.

99.1% of people living in Whalley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Whalley is 78.2% Christian, 14.3% No religion, 0.8% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Atheist. 221 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

56.0% of people are married, 8.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 179 widowed people living in Whalley.

The top occupations listed by people in Whalley are Professional 28.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 19.2%, Corporate managers and directors 13.7%, Associate professional and technical 12.2%, Administrative and secretarial 8.9%, Teaching and educational professionals 8.4%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 8.4%, Elementary 8.1%, Skilled trades 8.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.7%.