Brandon Demographics (County Durham, England)

Brandon is a ward in County Durham of North East, England and includes areas of Brandon Village, Derepark, Brandon, Browney, Brancepeth, Meadowfield, Meadow Green, Meadowfield Industrial Estate, Pit House and Langley Moor.

In the 2011 census the population of Brandon was 9,566 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Brandon is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

95.0% of people living in Brandon were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% North Africa, 0.2% India, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Australia.

98.6% of people living in Brandon speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% German, 0.1% Telugu, 0.1% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Brandon is 71.5% Christian, 21.0% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Humanist. 540 people did not state a religion. 36 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.1% of people are married, 11.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.7% are separated or divorced. There are 648 widowed people living in Brandon.

The top occupations listed by people in Brandon are Professional 14.9%, Elementary 13.7%, Administrative and secretarial 13.0%, Skilled trades 12.5%, Elementary administration and service 11.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Administrative 10.3%, Associate professional and technical 9.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.6%, Sales and customer service 8.3%.