Westville and Alvington Demographics (South Hams, England)

Westville and Alvington is a ward in South Hams of South West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Westville and Alvington was 2,042 and is made up of approximately 54% females and 46% males.

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

92.2% of people living in Westville and Alvington were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 1.3% Wales, 0.4% South Africa, 0.2% Kenya, 0.2% North Africa, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

98.5% of people living in Westville and Alvington speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Nepalese, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Afrikaans.

The religious make up of Westville and Alvington is 60.2% Christian, 27.9% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Humanist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Agnostic. 185 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

44.0% of people are married, 11.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 13.1% are separated or divorced. There are 202 widowed people living in Westville and Alvington.

The top occupations listed by people in Westville and Alvington are Skilled trades 19.7%, Elementary 14.6%, Elementary administration and service 11.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.3%, Professional 11.0%, Skilled construction and building trades 9.2%, Associate professional and technical 9.0%, Sales and customer service 8.8%, Administrative and secretarial 8.7%.