Heysham South Demographics (Lancaster, England)

Heysham South is a ward in Lancaster of North West, England and includes areas of Heysham.

In the 2011 census the population of Heysham South was 7,264 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Heysham South is 40, while the median age is also 40.

91.4% of people living in Heysham South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.7% Scotland, 1.0% Wales, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% North Africa, 0.2% India, 0.1% Ghana, 0.1% Bangladesh.

98.1% of people living in Heysham South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.0% Polish, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% West African language, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Heysham South is 71.7% Christian, 20.3% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Atheist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic. 473 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.9% of people are married, 12.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 369 widowed people living in Heysham South.

The top occupations listed by people in Heysham South are Associate professional and technical 13.6%, Professional 13.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.9%, Skilled trades 12.6%, Administrative and secretarial 12.1%, Caring personal service 10.1%, Sales and customer service 9.7%, Administrative 9.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.1%, Elementary 8.6%.