South Holland Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of South Holland was 88,270 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in South Holland is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

88.4% of people living in South Holland were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% South America, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Philippines.

92.8% of people living in South Holland speak English. The other top languages spoken are 3.2% Polish, 1.3% Lithuanian, 0.7% Latvian, 0.5% Portuguese, 0.3% Russian, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of South Holland is 72.3% Christian, 19.0% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish. 6,388 people did not state a religion. 242 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 6 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

52.2% of people are married, 13.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.6% are separated or divorced. There are 4,207 widowed people living in South Holland.

The top occupations listed by people in South Holland are Process, plant and machine operatives 15.1%, Elementary 14.8%, Skilled trades 14.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.7%, Administrative and secretarial 10.0%, Professional 9.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.1%, Associate professional and technical 8.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.3%, Elementary administration and service 8.1%.