Larches Demographics (Preston, England)

Larches is a ward in Preston of North West, England and includes areas of Ashton Bank, Greaves Town, Ashton-On-Ribble, Ashton Five Lane Ends, Ashton On Ribble, Larches and Lea.

In the 2011 census the population of Larches was 7,500 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Larches is 39, while the median age is also 39.

91.1% of people living in Larches were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 0.8% Ireland, 0.8% Northern Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% India, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Kenya, 0.1% United States.

96.9% of people living in Larches speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Polish, 0.5% Gujarati, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Larches is 72.3% Christian, 18.5% No religion, 1.4% Muslim, 0.7% Hindu, 0.4% Sikh, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist. 444 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.4% of people are married, 12.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.6% are separated or divorced. There are 494 widowed people living in Larches.

The top occupations listed by people in Larches are Administrative and secretarial 14.3%, Elementary 12.8%, Professional 12.4%, Skilled trades 12.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.6%, Administrative 11.5%, Sales and customer service 11.1%, Elementary administration and service 10.9%, Associate professional and technical 10.0%, Caring personal service 9.1%.