Chard Avishayes Demographics (South Somerset, England)

Chard Avishayes is a ward in South Somerset of South West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Chard Avishayes was 2,639 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Chard Avishayes is 40, while the median age is also 40.

90.3% of people living in Chard Avishayes were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Wales, 1.0% Scotland, 0.2% South America, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

94.4% of people living in Chard Avishayes speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.4% Polish, 1.6% Portuguese, 0.3% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% Lithuanian, 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Urdu.

The religious make up of Chard Avishayes is 61.8% Christian, 29.6% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim. 190 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

48.9% of people are married, 14.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.9% are separated or divorced. There are 164 widowed people living in Chard Avishayes.

The top occupations listed by people in Chard Avishayes are Process, plant and machine operatives 17.5%, Skilled trades 15.9%, Elementary 15.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.4%, Elementary administration and service 10.9%, Caring personal service 9.7%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Associate professional and technical 8.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.0%.