Derby and Thornley Demographics (Ribble Valley, England)

Derby and Thornley is a ward in Ribble Valley of North West, England and includes areas of Longridge, Hothersall, Alston, Shay Lane Ind Est and Ribchester.

In the 2011 census the population of Derby and Thornley was 2,995 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Derby and Thornley is 43, while the median age is also 43.

95.2% of people living in Derby and Thornley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Central America, 0.1% Sri Lanka, 0.1% India.

99.0% of people living in Derby and Thornley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Derby and Thornley is 78.9% Christian, 13.9% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist. 184 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

41.7% of people are married, 13.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.6% are separated or divorced. There are 202 widowed people living in Derby and Thornley.

The top occupations listed by people in Derby and Thornley are Skilled trades 18.5%, Professional 13.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.2%, Elementary 11.6%, Administrative and secretarial 10.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.8%, Caring personal service 9.4%, Associate professional and technical 8.9%, Administrative 8.8%, Skilled construction and building trades 8.2%.