Southwell West Demographics (Newark and Sherwood, England)

Southwell West is a ward in Newark and Sherwood of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Morton, Maythorne, Halloughton, Hockerton, Oxton, Fiskerton, Brinkley and Normanton.

In the 2011 census the population of Southwell West was 3,011 and is made up of approximately 54% females and 46% males.

The average age of people in Southwell West is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

91.1% of people living in Southwell West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 1.6% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% United States, 0.2% India, 0.2% China, 0.1% Isle of Man.

98.3% of people living in Southwell West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% German, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Russian, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% French, 0.1% East Asian Language, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese.

The religious make up of Southwell West is 63.4% Christian, 26.6% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Muslim. 252 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.8% of people are married, 7.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 114 widowed people living in Southwell West.

The top occupations listed by people in Southwell West are Professional 26.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.7%, Associate professional and technical 13.4%, Teaching and educational professionals 9.9%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 9.9%, Administrative and secretarial 9.9%, Corporate managers and directors 9.7%, Elementary 9.0%, Elementary administration and service 7.7%, Skilled trades 7.6%.