Yeovil Central Demographics (South Somerset, England)

Yeovil Central is a ward in South Somerset of South West, England and includes areas of Hollands, Bradford Abbas, Preston Plucknett, Goar Knap, Penn Hill, Pen Mill, Summerlands, Peston Plucknett and Hendford.

In the 2011 census the population of Yeovil Central was 7,716 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Yeovil Central is 39, while the median age is lower at 37.

83.0% of people living in Yeovil Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Wales, 1.6% India, 1.3% Scotland, 0.7% Philippines, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Pakistan.

90.3% of people living in Yeovil Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 5.3% Polish, 0.6% Malayalam, 0.5% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.4% All other Chinese, 0.4% Portuguese, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Romanian, 0.2% German.

The religious make up of Yeovil Central is 58.8% Christian, 30.4% No religion, 0.9% Muslim, 0.5% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Jewish. 587 people did not state a religion. 45 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

39.3% of people are married, 14.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.2% are separated or divorced. There are 557 widowed people living in Yeovil Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Yeovil Central are Skilled trades 15.3%, Elementary 14.8%, Professional 12.7%, Elementary administration and service 11.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.9%, Sales and customer service 10.4%, Sales 9.1%, Administrative and secretarial 8.6%, Caring personal service 8.6%.