Skipton South Demographics (Craven, England)

Skipton South is a ward in Craven of Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Skipton South was 3,771 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Skipton South is 39, while the median age is lower at 38.

91.9% of people living in Skipton South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% India, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Philippines, 0.1% South Africa.

96.9% of people living in Skipton South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.6% Polish, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% African language, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% French, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Skipton South is 60.4% Christian, 29.0% No religion, 1.1% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist. 297 people did not state a religion. 16 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

35.8% of people are married, 15.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 13.0% are separated or divorced. There are 309 widowed people living in Skipton South.

The top occupations listed by people in Skipton South are Elementary 17.3%, Skilled trades 14.1%, Elementary administration and service 13.8%, Professional 12.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.7%, Associate professional and technical 10.5%, Sales and customer service 9.2%, Administrative and secretarial 9.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.7%, Caring personal service 8.4%.