Witham South Demographics (Braintree, England)

Witham South is a ward in Braintree of East of England, England and includes areas of White Notley, Ivy Chimneys, Howbridge, Faulkbourne and Powers Hall End.

In the 2011 census the population of Witham South was 9,018 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Witham South is 36, while the median age is lower at 34.

89.9% of people living in Witham South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.9% Ireland, 0.5% India, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Nigeria.

96.2% of people living in Witham South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.8% Polish, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Witham South is 59.9% Christian, 31.5% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.6% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 556 people did not state a religion. 32 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

44.2% of people are married, 15.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.6% are separated or divorced. There are 556 widowed people living in Witham South.

The top occupations listed by people in Witham South are Professional 14.3%, Associate professional and technical 13.8%, Administrative and secretarial 13.7%, Skilled trades 11.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.9%, Administrative 10.5%, Elementary 10.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.3%, Elementary administration and service 8.2%.