Belfairs Demographics (Southend-on-Sea, England)

Belfairs is a ward in Southend-on-Sea of East of England, England and includes areas of Belfairs, Kent Elms, Woodside, North Leigh and East Leigh.

In the 2011 census the population of Belfairs was 9,219 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Belfairs is 46, while the median age is higher at 48.

93.0% of people living in Belfairs were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.8% Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.3% India, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Philippines.

98.3% of people living in Belfairs speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% French, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Dutch.

The religious make up of Belfairs is 62.7% Christian, 25.5% No religion, 1.1% Muslim, 1.1% Jewish, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 753 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.0% of people are married, 10.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.4% are separated or divorced. There are 579 widowed people living in Belfairs.

The top occupations listed by people in Belfairs are Administrative and secretarial 16.4%, Professional 15.1%, Associate professional and technical 13.6%, Skilled trades 12.6%, Administrative 11.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.8%, Elementary 8.5%, Sales and customer service 7.8%, Corporate managers and directors 7.4%.