Gipton and Harehills Demographics (Leeds, England)

Gipton and Harehills is a ward in Leeds of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Gipton.

In the 2011 census the population of Gipton and Harehills was 27,078 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Gipton and Harehills is 31, while the median age is lower at 28.

64.6% of people living in Gipton and Harehills were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 8.8% Pakistan, 2.7% Bangladesh, 2.1% India, 1.3% Zimbabwe, 1.1% Philippines, 0.8% Ireland, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Nigeria, 0.7% Jamaica.

71.4% of people living in Gipton and Harehills speak English. The other top languages spoken are 6.4% Urdu, 3.5% Bengali, 2.7% Panjabi, 2.1% Polish, 0.9% Pakistani Pahari, 0.9% Kurdish, 0.9% Czech, 0.7% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.7% Pashto.

The religious make up of Gipton and Harehills is 38.8% Christian, 33.2% Muslim, 17.1% No religion, 2.0% Sikh, 1.0% Hindu, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 1,855 people did not state a religion. 29 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

36.0% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 34.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.6% are separated or divorced. There are 1,290 widowed people living in Gipton and Harehills.

The top occupations listed by people in Gipton and Harehills are Elementary 21.3%, Elementary administration and service 18.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.1%, Sales and customer service 11.6%, Skilled trades 10.8%, Professional 10.3%, Caring personal service 9.8%, Sales 8.7%, Administrative and secretarial 8.5%.