Lozells and East Handsworth Demographics (Birmingham, England)

Lozells and East Handsworth is a ward in Birmingham of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Handsworth, Hockley, Lozells, Birchfield, Handsworth Wood and Church Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Lozells and East Handsworth was 31,074 and is made up of approximately 48% females and 52% males.

The average age of people in Lozells and East Handsworth is 31, while the median age is lower at 28.

54.5% of people living in Lozells and East Handsworth were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 10.3% Pakistan, 7.3% India, 6.4% Bangladesh, 5.6% Jamaica, 1.7% Somalia, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Nigeria, 0.4% Kenya, 0.4% North Africa.

64.9% of people living in Lozells and East Handsworth speak English. The other top languages spoken are 7.1% Bengali, 6.3% Panjabi, 6.2% Urdu, 2.0% Pakistani Pahari, 1.8% Polish, 1.7% Somali, 1.0% Gujarati, 1.0% Kurdish, 0.7% Vietnamese.

The religious make up of Lozells and East Handsworth is 48.9% Muslim, 24.6% Christian, 6.7% Sikh, 6.0% No religion, 4.1% Hindu, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 2,107 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

36.9% of people are married, 3.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 39.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.9% are separated or divorced. There are 1,140 widowed people living in Lozells and East Handsworth.

The top occupations listed by people in Lozells and East Handsworth are Elementary 20.8%, Elementary administration and service 17.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.7%, Professional 11.0%, Skilled trades 10.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.1%, Sales and customer service 10.0%, Caring personal service 9.8%, Administrative 8.3%.