Knowle Demographics (Solihull, England)

Knowle is a ward in Solihull of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Knowle, Bentley Heath, Tilehouse Green, Tilehouse Grange, Pippins Estate, Oldwich Lane and Chadwick End.

In the 2011 census the population of Knowle was 10,678 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Knowle is 45, while the median age is higher at 48.

90.3% of people living in Knowle were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.1% Scotland, 1.8% Wales, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% India, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Kenya, 0.1% South Africa.

98.6% of people living in Knowle speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Gujarati, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% French, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Knowle is 73.4% Christian, 16.9% No religion, 0.9% Sikh, 0.7% Hindu, 0.7% Muslim, 0.4% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist. 690 people did not state a religion. 20 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

60.3% of people are married, 6.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.2% are separated or divorced. There are 430 widowed people living in Knowle.

The top occupations listed by people in Knowle are Professional 27.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 19.1%, Associate professional and technical 15.5%, Corporate managers and directors 14.5%, Administrative and secretarial 12.1%, Business and public service associate professionals 10.6%, Business, media and public service professionals 8.4%, Administrative 8.0%, Teaching and educational professionals 6.8%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 6.8%.