Beacon Demographics (Bromsgrove, England)

Beacon is a ward in Bromsgrove of West Midlands, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Beacon was 2,078 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

95.0% of people living in Beacon were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Ireland, 1.1% Wales, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.0% China.

99.3% of people living in Beacon speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Beacon is 71.6% Christian, 19.4% No religion, 0.5% Sikh, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist. 160 people did not state a religion. 3 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.5% of people are married, 9.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.3% are separated or divorced. There are 80 widowed people living in Beacon.

The top occupations listed by people in Beacon are Professional 16.4%, Administrative and secretarial 14.1%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.8%, Associate professional and technical 11.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.8%, Elementary 10.7%, Administrative 9.7%, Elementary administration and service 9.3%, Caring personal service 8.2%.