South Demographics (Boston, England)

South is a ward in Boston of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Wyberton Fen and Wyberton.

In the 2011 census the population of South was 2,617 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in South is 39, while the median age is lower at 38.

84.2% of people living in South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Nigeria, 0.2% South America, 0.2% Bangladesh.

87.2% of people living in South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 6.0% Polish, 2.5% Lithuanian, 1.6% Latvian, 0.8% Russian, 0.4% Portuguese, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Czech, 0.2% Malayalam.

The religious make up of South is 71.4% Christian, 19.3% No religion, 1.1% Muslim, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish. 198 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.3% of people are married, 16.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 122 widowed people living in South.

The top occupations listed by people in South are Process, plant and machine operatives 15.5%, Elementary 15.5%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Professional 11.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.6%, Sales and customer service 9.1%, Associate professional and technical 8.6%, Sales 8.1%.