Sunnyhurst Demographics (Blackburn with Darwen, England)

Sunnyhurst is a ward in Blackburn with Darwen of North West, England and includes areas of India Mill Business Centre, Sunnyhurst, Turncroft, Spring Vale, Cadshaw, Cranberry Fold, Whitehall, Bury Fold, Belgrave, Springvale Business Park and Bull Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Sunnyhurst was 6,183 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

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

92.3% of people living in Sunnyhurst were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.3% Scotland, 0.9% Pakistan, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% China, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Sri Lanka, 0.1% South Africa.

97.5% of people living in Sunnyhurst speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Panjabi, 0.4% Urdu, 0.4% All other Chinese, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Latvian, 0.2% Gujarati, 0.1% Kurdish, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Tamil.

The religious make up of Sunnyhurst is 68.8% Christian, 21.5% No religion, 2.9% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu. 364 people did not state a religion. 12 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

43.9% of people are married, 14.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.8% are separated or divorced. There are 359 widowed people living in Sunnyhurst.

The top occupations listed by people in Sunnyhurst are Professional 14.3%, Administrative and secretarial 13.1%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.2%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.5%, Associate professional and technical 9.7%, Administrative 9.5%, Elementary 9.5%, Caring personal service 9.2%.