Headingley Demographics (Leeds, England)

Headingley is a ward in Leeds of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Headingley, Hyde Park and Miles Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Headingley was 20,533 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Headingley is 26, while the median age is lower at 21.

84.8% of people living in Headingley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% India, 1.4% Scotland, 1.2% Pakistan, 1.2% Wales, 0.8% Northern Ireland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.5% United States, 0.4% China, 0.3% South Africa.

94.1% of people living in Headingley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Urdu, 0.5% Panjabi, 0.4% All other Chinese, 0.3% Arabic, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% French, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% German, 0.2% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Headingley is 44.7% No religion, 38.2% Christian, 4.1% Muslim, 1.6% Hindu, 0.9% Jewish, 0.7% Sikh, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.3% Agnostic. 1,403 people did not state a religion. 287 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 11 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

7.3% of people are married, 6.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 81.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 2.5% are separated or divorced. There are 328 widowed people living in Headingley.

The top occupations listed by people in Headingley are Elementary 22.7%, Elementary administration and service 22.3%, Sales and customer service 18.5%, Professional 17.2%, Sales 15.5%, Associate professional and technical 14.9%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 13.6%, Administrative and secretarial 8.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.6%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.1%.