Wellington East Demographics (Taunton Deane, England)

Wellington East is a ward in Taunton Deane of South West, England and includes areas of Pyles Thorne, Lower Nowers, Middle Green and Church Fields.

In the 2011 census the population of Wellington East was 3,865 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Wellington East is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

89.8% of people living in Wellington East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Wales, 1.0% Scotland, 0.8% Hong Kong , 0.6% Philippines, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.3% China, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% India.

96.2% of people living in Wellington East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.6% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.6% All other Chinese, 0.3% Cantonese Chinese, 0.2% Russian, 0.2% Turkish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Wellington East is 64.2% Christian, 26.2% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 316 people did not state a religion. 12 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

53.4% of people are married, 10.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.4% are separated or divorced. There are 225 widowed people living in Wellington East.

The top occupations listed by people in Wellington East are Caring, leisure and other service 14.6%, Professional 13.7%, Skilled trades 13.1%, Elementary 13.1%, Caring personal service 11.3%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Associate professional and technical 9.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.9%, Administrative and secretarial 8.8%.