Penyard Demographics (Herefordshire, England)

Penyard is a ward in Herefordshire of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Lea Bailey, Hildersley, Upton Bishop, Ryeford, Brampton Abbotts, Gorsley, Lea, Aston Crews, Overross Industrial Estate, Foy, Gatsford, Ashburton Industrial Estate, Wyecroft Park, Hom Green, Yatton, Bromsash, Phocle Green, Weston Under Penyard, Perrystone Hill, Woodredding, Linton, Hole-In-The-Wall, Lea Bailey Hill, Netherton, Lincoln Hill, Greytree, Aston Ingham, Rudhall and Old Gore.

In the 2011 census the population of Penyard was 3,290 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Penyard is 47, while the median age is higher at 50.

86.8% of people living in Penyard were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 5.8% Wales, 1.1% Scotland, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Hong Kong .

98.0% of people living in Penyard speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.0% Polish, 0.2% Slovak, 0.1% Nepalese, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Penyard is 70.9% Christian, 20.0% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Muslim. 266 people did not state a religion. 5 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

61.7% of people are married, 9.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.8% are separated or divorced. There are 121 widowed people living in Penyard.

The top occupations listed by people in Penyard are Professional 19.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 17.2%, Skilled trades 13.6%, Associate professional and technical 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 9.6%, Corporate managers and directors 9.5%, Elementary 9.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.7%, Other managers and proprietors 7.7%, Caring personal service 7.2%.