Shirley South Demographics (Solihull, England)

Shirley South is a ward in Solihull of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Cheswick Green, Shirley, Monks Path, Blossomfield and Shirley Heath.

In the 2011 census the population of Shirley South was 12,079 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Shirley South is 44, while the median age is higher at 45.

89.8% of people living in Shirley South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Ireland, 1.4% India, 1.2% Wales, 0.9% Scotland, 0.5% Kenya, 0.4% Pakistan, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% China.

96.9% of people living in Shirley South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Gujarati, 0.5% Panjabi, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Shirley South is 67.2% Christian, 18.8% No religion, 2.2% Hindu, 2.1% Muslim, 2.1% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish. 797 people did not state a religion. 36 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.2% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.6% are separated or divorced. There are 576 widowed people living in Shirley South.

The top occupations listed by people in Shirley South are Professional 19.8%, Administrative and secretarial 14.5%, Associate professional and technical 13.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.1%, Skilled trades 10.7%, Administrative 10.6%, Sales and customer service 8.7%, Elementary 8.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.3%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.9%.