Shepton West Demographics (Mendip, England)

Shepton West is a ward in Mendip of South West, England and includes areas of West Shepton, Field, Kent, Bowlish and Darshill.

In the 2011 census the population of Shepton West was 4,876 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

92.8% of people living in Shepton West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Wales, 1.0% Scotland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Australia.

97.4% of people living in Shepton West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Polish, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Tamil.

The religious make up of Shepton West is 63.8% Christian, 25.6% No religion, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Jewish. 436 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

47.9% of people are married, 12.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.9% are separated or divorced. There are 282 widowed people living in Shepton West.

The top occupations listed by people in Shepton West are Skilled trades 14.5%, Elementary 13.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.6%, Elementary administration and service 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.5%, Associate professional and technical 10.3%, Professional 9.9%, Sales and customer service 9.6%, Sales 8.6%.