Royston Demographics (Barnsley, England)

Royston is a ward in Barnsley of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Applehaigh, The Wells and Royston.

In the 2011 census the population of Royston was 10,728 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Royston is 40, while the median age is higher at 42.

96.5% of people living in Royston were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Iran.

99.1% of people living in Royston speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Russian.

The religious make up of Royston is 71.8% Christian, 20.4% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist. 723 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

48.3% of people are married, 12.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.7% are separated or divorced. There are 606 widowed people living in Royston.

The top occupations listed by people in Royston are Skilled trades 14.2%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.8%, Elementary 12.4%, Professional 12.0%, Administrative and secretarial 10.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.1%, Elementary administration and service 10.1%, Associate professional and technical 9.4%, Sales and customer service 9.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.7%.