Aylestone Demographics (Leicester, England)

Aylestone is a ward in Leicester of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Eyres Monsell and Aylestone.

In the 2011 census the population of Aylestone was 11,151 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Aylestone is 39, while the median age is lower at 38.

88.2% of people living in Aylestone were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% India, 0.9% Scotland, 0.8% Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.5% Philippines, 0.4% Kenya, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Iran.

93.6% of people living in Aylestone speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.6% Polish, 0.7% Gujarati, 0.4% Panjabi, 0.3% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Persian/Farsi, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% French, 0.2% Shona, 0.2% Arabic.

The religious make up of Aylestone is 52.0% Christian, 35.3% No religion, 1.7% Hindu, 1.7% Muslim, 0.9% Sikh, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 791 people did not state a religion. 31 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

41.0% of people are married, 15.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 569 widowed people living in Aylestone.

The top occupations listed by people in Aylestone are Professional 14.8%, Elementary 13.4%, Skilled trades 12.9%, Elementary administration and service 11.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.0%, Associate professional and technical 10.8%, Administrative and secretarial 10.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.9%, Sales and customer service 8.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.7%.