Severn Demographics (South Gloucestershire, England)

Severn is a ward in South Gloucestershire of South West, England and includes areas of Thornbury, New Passage, Aust, Ingst, Pilning, Severn Beach, Olveston and Elberton.

In the 2011 census the population of Severn was 3,628 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Severn is 44, while the median age is higher at 47.

90.7% of people living in Severn were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.1% Wales, 1.5% Scotland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% United States, 0.2% India, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

98.9% of people living in Severn speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% French, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Danish, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Afrikaans, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Russian.

The religious make up of Severn is 69.9% Christian, 21.7% No religion, 0.4% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Humanist. 253 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

61.6% of people are married, 7.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.8% are separated or divorced. There are 138 widowed people living in Severn.

The top occupations listed by people in Severn are Professional 24.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.3%, Skilled trades 14.2%, Associate professional and technical 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.4%, Corporate managers and directors 10.6%, Administrative 7.2%, Elementary 7.1%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.0%, Business, media and public service professionals 7.0%.