Westborough Demographics (Southend-on-Sea, England)

Westborough is a ward in Southend-on-Sea of East of England, England and includes areas of Westcliff and Chalkwell Park.

In the 2011 census the population of Westborough was 10,847 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Westborough is 34, while the median age is lower at 33.

82.4% of people living in Westborough were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% India, 1.4% Zimbabwe, 1.2% Scotland, 1.0% Ireland, 0.9% Philippines, 0.7% Bangladesh, 0.6% Wales, 0.6% Pakistan, 0.6% Nigeria.

90.9% of people living in Westborough speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.4% Polish, 0.8% Malayalam, 0.7% Bengali, 0.7% Czech, 0.6% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.5% Shona, 0.5% Urdu, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% African language.

The religious make up of Westborough is 49.8% Christian, 35.1% No religion, 4.5% Muslim, 0.9% Jewish, 0.7% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 747 people did not state a religion. 80 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

35.6% of people are married, 15.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 30.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.0% are separated or divorced. There are 679 widowed people living in Westborough.

The top occupations listed by people in Westborough are Professional 18.7%, Administrative and secretarial 13.3%, Skilled trades 11.7%, Elementary 11.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.3%, Associate professional and technical 10.8%, Administrative 10.5%, Elementary administration and service 10.1%, Caring personal service 9.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.3%.