Thurncourt Demographics (Leicester, England)

Thurncourt is a ward in Leicester of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Crown Hills.

In the 2011 census the population of Thurncourt was 10,596 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Thurncourt is 40, while the median age is lower at 39.

79.1% of people living in Thurncourt were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 6.5% India, 1.6% Kenya, 1.2% Zimbabwe, 1.1% Ireland, 0.9% Pakistan, 0.8% Scotland, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Jamaica, 0.3% Wales.

87.4% of people living in Thurncourt speak English. The other top languages spoken are 4.6% Gujarati, 2.8% Panjabi, 0.9% Urdu, 0.6% Polish, 0.4% South Asian Language, 0.3% Kurdish, 0.3% Shona, 0.3% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% French.

The religious make up of Thurncourt is 44.5% Christian, 24.0% No religion, 10.2% Muslim, 8.9% Hindu, 5.7% Sikh, 0.1% Buddhist. 632 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.9% of people are married, 9.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.9% are separated or divorced. There are 575 widowed people living in Thurncourt.

The top occupations listed by people in Thurncourt are Elementary 15.4%, Skilled trades 13.4%, Elementary administration and service 12.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.8%, Administrative and secretarial 10.7%, Sales and customer service 10.7%, Professional 10.6%, Caring personal service 10.3%, Associate professional and technical 8.6%.