Fareham Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Fareham was 111,581 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Fareham is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

90.3% of people living in Fareham were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.3% Scotland, 1.3% Wales, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.4% South Africa, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% United States, 0.1% Australia.

98.5% of people living in Fareham speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Fareham is 63.8% Christian, 26.8% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish. 8,084 people did not state a religion. 453 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 22 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

55.1% of people are married, 10.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 5,438 widowed people living in Fareham.

The top occupations listed by people in Fareham are Professional 18.3%, Associate professional and technical 15.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.2%, Skilled trades 11.0%, Administrative 9.5%, Corporate managers and directors 8.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.5%, Elementary 8.3%, Sales and customer service 8.3%.