West Demographics (Malvern Hills, England)

West is a ward in Malvern Hills of West Midlands, England and includes areas of North Malvern.

In the 2011 census the population of West was 4,266 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in West is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

88.7% of people living in West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.7% Wales, 1.8% Scotland, 0.7% Northern Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% United States, 0.3% India, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% South America.

98.3% of people living in West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% French, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Afrikaans, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Finnish.

The religious make up of West is 57.5% Christian, 30.5% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 377 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

52.5% of people are married, 9.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.3% are separated or divorced. There are 227 widowed people living in West.

The top occupations listed by people in West are Professional 27.6%, Associate professional and technical 12.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.9%, Skilled trades 11.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Administrative and secretarial 8.8%, Elementary 8.7%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 8.5%, Teaching and educational professionals 8.5%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 7.7%.