Ely South Demographics (East Cambridgeshire, England)

Ely South is a ward in East Cambridgeshire of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Ely South was 4,453 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Ely South is 35, while the median age is also 35.

83.1% of people living in Ely South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.7% Scotland, 2.4% United States, 0.9% Wales, 0.8% South Africa, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Australia, 0.4% India, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Hong Kong .

94.8% of people living in Ely South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.3% Polish, 0.6% Lithuanian, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.2% French, 0.2% Afrikaans, 0.2% Turkish, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Ely South is 57.1% Christian, 31.7% No religion, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.6% Muslim, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Humanist, 0.1% Jewish. 375 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

56.4% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.5% are separated or divorced. There are 169 widowed people living in Ely South.

The top occupations listed by people in Ely South are Professional 26.4%, Associate professional and technical 14.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.4%, Administrative and secretarial 10.7%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 9.3%, Corporate managers and directors 9.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.6%, Skilled trades 8.4%, Administrative 7.8%, Elementary 7.5%.