Minehead South Demographics (West Somerset, England)

Minehead South is a ward in West Somerset of South West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Minehead South was 2,635 and is made up of approximately 55% females and 45% males.

The average age of people in Minehead South is 52, while the median age is higher at 58.

92.0% of people living in Minehead South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.6% Wales, 1.1% Scotland, 0.6% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.1% Sri Lanka, 0.1% Australia.

98.8% of people living in Minehead South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Dutch.

The religious make up of Minehead South is 65.5% Christian, 24.1% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 250 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.6% of people are married, 9.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.4% are separated or divorced. There are 159 widowed people living in Minehead South.

The top occupations listed by people in Minehead South are Elementary 14.7%, Skilled trades 13.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.4%, Elementary administration and service 12.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.1%, Professional 11.0%, Administrative and secretarial 10.9%, Caring personal service 10.3%, Associate professional and technical 9.6%, Sales and customer service 9.3%.