Knowle Demographics (Bristol, England)

Knowle is a ward in Bristol of South West, England and includes areas of Knowle and Totterdown.

In the 2011 census the population of Knowle was 11,315 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Knowle is 38, while the median age is also 38.

87.1% of people living in Knowle were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Wales, 1.0% Pakistan, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Jamaica, 0.2% Philippines.

94.0% of people living in Knowle speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.7% Polish, 0.7% Urdu, 0.4% Panjabi, 0.3% Romanian, 0.2% Russian, 0.2% French, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Knowle is 52.5% Christian, 35.2% No religion, 2.8% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 850 people did not state a religion. 50 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

43.8% of people are married, 13.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.6% are separated or divorced. There are 515 widowed people living in Knowle.

The top occupations listed by people in Knowle are Professional 18.5%, Associate professional and technical 12.9%, Administrative and secretarial 12.2%, Elementary 11.8%, Skilled trades 11.1%, Elementary administration and service 10.5%, Sales and customer service 9.4%, Administrative 9.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.1%.