Talke Demographics (Newcastle-under-Lyme, England)

Talke is a ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Talke Pits, Talke and Kidsgrove.

In the 2011 census the population of Talke was 3,875 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Talke is 45, while the median age is higher at 47.

95.9% of people living in Talke were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Wales, 0.7% Scotland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% South America, 0.1% India, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Philippines.

99.0% of people living in Talke speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Any other Nigerian language, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Marathi, 0.1% Shona, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Talke is 65.5% Christian, 26.6% No religion, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Humanist. 263 people did not state a religion. 5 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.3% of people are married, 12.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.5% are separated or divorced. There are 177 widowed people living in Talke.

The top occupations listed by people in Talke are Elementary 16.8%, Elementary administration and service 14.8%, Skilled trades 14.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Sales and customer service 10.2%, Professional 9.4%, Associate professional and technical 8.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.0%.