Southwick Demographics (Sunderland, England)

Southwick is a ward in Sunderland of North East, England and includes areas of Sunderland Enterprise Park, Carley Hill, Low Southwick, Sunderland Enterprise, Carley Hill Estate, Marley Pots, Southwick, High Southwick, Business Innovation Centre, Sheepfolds Industrial Estate, Fulwell, Monkwearmouth and Sheepfolds.

In the 2011 census the population of Southwick was 10,535 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Southwick is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

96.6% of people living in Southwick were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% China, 0.0% Nigeria, 0.0% South Africa.

99.1% of people living in Southwick speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% African language, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Southwick is 68.1% Christian, 24.0% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Buddhist. 730 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

36.4% of people are married, 12.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 30.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.5% are separated or divorced. There are 678 widowed people living in Southwick.

The top occupations listed by people in Southwick are Elementary 17.8%, Elementary administration and service 15.0%, Sales and customer service 13.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.0%, Skilled trades 12.0%, Administrative and secretarial 11.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.3%, Sales 10.0%, Administrative 10.0%, Caring personal service 9.8%.