West Thornton Ward : Religious Faiths

Religious Faiths

Data cube chart.

Major religious faiths in 2001 2001 2011 2021
Christians 8,365 Show data context 8,207 Show data context 8,197 Show data context
Buddhist 100 Show data context 89 Show data context 69 Show data context
Hindu 2,677 Show data context 2,594 Show data context 2,391 Show data context
Jewish 30 Show data context 19 Show data context 13 Show data context
Muslim 2,134 Show data context 3,025 Show data context 4,102 Show data context
Sikh 174 Show data context 130 Show data context 139 Show data context
Other 297 Show data context 229 Show data context 278 Show data context
None 1,501 Show data context 1,907 Show data context 2,291 Show data context
Not stated 1,220 Show data context 1,289 Show data context 1,274 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Religion (Table UV015), using 9 way)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (All usual residents: Table KS209EW - Religion.)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (All usual residents: Religion (10 way))

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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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Date accessed: 09th April 2026