Portishead West Demographics (North Somerset, England)

Portishead West is a ward in North Somerset of South West, England and includes areas of Portishead, Charlcombe Bay and Redcliff Bay.

In the 2011 census the population of Portishead West was 3,259 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Portishead West is 42, while the median age is higher at 45.

91.4% of people living in Portishead West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.0% Wales, 1.2% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% United States, 0.1% India, 0.1% Hong Kong .

98.6% of people living in Portishead West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.1% Danish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Portishead West is 62.1% Christian, 29.5% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 216 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

57.3% of people are married, 9.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.8% are separated or divorced. There are 144 widowed people living in Portishead West.

The top occupations listed by people in Portishead West are Professional 19.5%, Associate professional and technical 14.9%, Administrative and secretarial 12.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.3%, Sales and customer service 9.7%, Skilled trades 9.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.4%, Elementary 9.3%, Administrative 8.9%, Elementary administration and service 8.7%.