Westerleigh Demographics (South Gloucestershire, England)

Westerleigh is a ward in South Gloucestershire of South West, England and includes areas of Coalpit Heath, Henfield, Frampton Cotterell and Yate.

In the 2011 census the population of Westerleigh was 3,755 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Westerleigh is 47, while the median age is higher at 49.

92.5% of people living in Westerleigh were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% Wales, 0.9% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.8% of people living in Westerleigh speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% French, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Westerleigh is 68.1% Christian, 22.2% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist. 319 people did not state a religion. 5 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

59.1% of people are married, 8.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.8% are separated or divorced. There are 148 widowed people living in Westerleigh.

The top occupations listed by people in Westerleigh are Professional 15.1%, Skilled trades 15.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.4%, Associate professional and technical 13.2%, Administrative and secretarial 12.5%, Corporate managers and directors 9.7%, Elementary 8.6%, Administrative 8.5%, Sales and customer service 7.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.3%.