Oscott Demographics (Birmingham, England)

Oscott is a ward in Birmingham of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Great Barr, Kingstanding and Perry Barr.

In the 2011 census the population of Oscott was 24,615 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Oscott is 39, while the median age is lower at 38.

89.4% of people living in Oscott were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Ireland, 1.3% India, 1.3% Jamaica, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Pakistan, 0.3% Bangladesh, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

95.9% of people living in Oscott speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.6% Panjabi, 0.4% Gujarati, 0.3% Bengali, 0.3% Urdu, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Shona.

The religious make up of Oscott is 63.8% Christian, 23.0% No religion, 2.9% Muslim, 1.8% Sikh, 1.6% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 1,417 people did not state a religion. 45 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 5 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

40.6% of people are married, 13.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 28.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.5% are separated or divorced. There are 1,208 widowed people living in Oscott.

The top occupations listed by people in Oscott are Skilled trades 14.1%, Administrative and secretarial 14.0%, Elementary 13.0%, Elementary administration and service 11.3%, Professional 11.0%, Administrative 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.5%, Associate professional and technical 10.3%, Sales and customer service 9.3%.