Information about Trafford

Population
235,053
Avg Annual Income
£44,936
Full Time Employees
29.48%
Average Age
40.94
Trafford Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Trafford is 235,053 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Trafford is 120,644, and the female population is 114,408. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 169,550, followed by Pakistani, with a total of 11,479. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (113,712), followed by No religion (77,864), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (51,885), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (29,699). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the Trafford area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (69,301), while 39,957 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 79,961 adults have Level 3 education, while 23,608 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Trafford area are

  • Professional occupations (32126)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (16656), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (16379)

Age

The average age of people living in Trafford is 41 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (45906), Between 35 to 44 (34716), and Between 45 to 54 (32958). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Trafford has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (43,063) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (35,353), and Intermediate occupations (23,383). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)

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Population of Trafford over the years

Male Population of Trafford over the years
Female Population of Trafford over the years
Postcodes in Trafford

The postcode district M, WA are associated with the Trafford, and there are total 11 postcode areas (listed below). The Trafford has a total of 8984 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaTrafford
Ward

Altrincham

Ashton upon Mersey

Bowdon

Broadheath

Brooklands

Bucklow-St Martins

Clifford

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme West

Flixton

Gorse Hill

Hale Barns

Hale Central

Longford

Priory

Sale Moor

St Mary's

Stretford

Timperley

Urmston

Village

LTLA22
UTLA22Trafford
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland