Skelmersdale South Demographics (West Lancashire, England)

Skelmersdale South is a ward in West Lancashire of North West, England and includes areas of Stanley Industrial Estate, Blaguegate, Lathom, Chapel House, Church Farm, Pennylands and Blagvegate.

In the 2011 census the population of Skelmersdale South was 6,458 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Skelmersdale South is 40, while the median age is also 40.

94.0% of people living in Skelmersdale South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Hong Kong .

97.4% of people living in Skelmersdale South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.4% Polish, 0.3% Latvian, 0.2% Slovak, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Czech.

The religious make up of Skelmersdale South is 75.5% Christian, 17.8% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu. 368 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

42.2% of people are married, 12.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.2% are separated or divorced. There are 444 widowed people living in Skelmersdale South.

The top occupations listed by people in Skelmersdale South are Elementary 17.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.9%, Elementary administration and service 13.6%, Skilled trades 12.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.6%, Administrative and secretarial 11.4%, Caring personal service 11.3%, Professional 10.2%, Administrative 9.1%, Associate professional and technical 8.2%.