Breedon Demographics (North West Leicestershire, England)

Breedon is a ward in North West Leicestershire of East Midlands, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Breedon was 2,399 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Breedon is 44, while the median age is higher at 47.

92.8% of people living in Breedon were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 1.3% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.2% India, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Hong Kong .

99.2% of people living in Breedon speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Vietnamese.

The religious make up of Breedon is 69.1% Christian, 22.6% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 164 people did not state a religion. 3 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

59.0% of people are married, 10.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.4% are separated or divorced. There are 123 widowed people living in Breedon.

The top occupations listed by people in Breedon are Professional 20.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.4%, Skilled trades 12.4%, Associate professional and technical 12.0%, Administrative and secretarial 11.6%, Corporate managers and directors 11.1%, Administrative 8.1%, Elementary 7.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.2%, Elementary administration and service 6.9%.