Barton Demographics (Salford, England)

Barton is a ward in Salford of North West, England and includes areas of Barton Upon Irwell, Hope, Bent Lanes, Alder Forest, Chorlton Fold, Little Bolton, Barton Moss, Patricroft, Winton, Peel Green, Westwood Park, Dumplington, Eccles, Monton, Business & Technology Centre, Barton Business Park, Newhaven Business Park, Barton Hall Business Centre and Peel Green Trading Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Barton was 12,321 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Barton is 37, while the median age is lower at 36.

87.2% of people living in Barton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Ireland, 1.1% Scotland, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Wales, 0.5% Bangladesh, 0.4% India, 0.4% Pakistan, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Northern Ireland.

92.8% of people living in Barton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.8% Polish, 0.8% Arabic, 0.6% Bengali, 0.4% Urdu, 0.3% Czech, 0.3% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.2% French, 0.2% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Barton is 65.3% Christian, 22.6% No religion, 4.2% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Sikh. 721 people did not state a religion. 45 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 9 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

32.7% of people are married, 15.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 31.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 12.1% are separated or divorced. There are 897 widowed people living in Barton.

The top occupations listed by people in Barton are Elementary 15.1%, Administrative and secretarial 13.7%, Elementary administration and service 13.5%, Sales and customer service 11.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.5%, Skilled trades 10.8%, Administrative 10.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.2%, Professional 9.8%, Associate professional and technical 9.5%.