Wells Central Demographics (Mendip, England)

Wells Central is a ward in Mendip of South West, England and includes areas of St. Cuthbert, Woodbury and Stoberry.

In the 2011 census the population of Wells Central was 1,961 and is made up of approximately 56% females and 44% males.

The average age of people in Wells Central is 49, while the median age is higher at 51.

86.0% of people living in Wells Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.5% Wales, 0.9% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% India, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Australia, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% United States, 0.3% Hong Kong .

96.7% of people living in Wells Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.4% French, 0.3% Slovak, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Wells Central is 64.4% Christian, 22.8% No religion, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Sikh. 198 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

40.2% of people are married, 9.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 13.4% are separated or divorced. There are 199 widowed people living in Wells Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Wells Central are Professional 14.5%, Skilled trades 13.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.9%, Elementary 12.2%, Administrative and secretarial 11.5%, Elementary administration and service 11.1%, Associate professional and technical 10.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.9%, Sales and customer service 9.4%, Sales 8.7%.