Selby West Demographics (Selby, England)

Selby West is a ward in Selby of Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Selby West was 3,700 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Selby West is 47, while the median age is higher at 49.

94.1% of people living in Selby West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.1% China, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Africa not otherwise specified, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% India.

98.8% of people living in Selby West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Slovak.

The religious make up of Selby West is 74.8% Christian, 17.8% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 250 people did not state a religion. 4 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.5% of people are married, 9.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.4% are separated or divorced. There are 136 widowed people living in Selby West.

The top occupations listed by people in Selby West are Skilled trades 15.1%, Professional 12.9%, Administrative and secretarial 12.1%, Associate professional and technical 11.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.4%, Sales and customer service 10.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.6%, Sales 9.4%, Elementary 9.2%, Administrative 9.1%.