Minehead North Demographics (West Somerset, England)

Minehead North is a ward in West Somerset of South West, England and includes areas of Higher Town and The Parks.

In the 2011 census the population of Minehead North was 2,139 and is made up of approximately 54% females and 46% males.

The average age of people in Minehead North is 55, while the median age is higher at 61.

88.2% of people living in Minehead North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.9% Wales, 2.5% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% India, 0.2% North Africa, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

97.7% of people living in Minehead North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.3% Bengali, 0.2% Cantonese Chinese, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% German, 0.1% Russian.

The religious make up of Minehead North is 65.8% Christian, 23.2% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 192 people did not state a religion. 9 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.2% of people are married, 7.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.3% are separated or divorced. There are 151 widowed people living in Minehead North.

The top occupations listed by people in Minehead North are Managers, directors and senior officials 16.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 14.8%, Elementary 13.5%, Professional 13.1%, Skilled trades 13.0%, Elementary administration and service 12.3%, Other managers and proprietors 12.2%, Caring personal service 10.2%, Sales and customer service 8.1%, Caring Personal Services 7.7%.