Mendip Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Mendip was 109,279 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Mendip is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

90.3% of people living in Mendip were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Wales, 1.3% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.2% India, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Philippines.

97.6% of people living in Mendip speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% French, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Romanian.

The religious make up of Mendip is 61.9% Christian, 26.8% No religion, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 9,471 people did not state a religion. 458 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 11 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

50.4% of people are married, 11.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.1% are separated or divorced. There are 6,271 widowed people living in Mendip.

The top occupations listed by people in Mendip are Professional 15.9%, Skilled trades 15.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.7%, Elementary 11.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.1%, Administrative and secretarial 9.7%, Elementary administration and service 8.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.9%, Sales and customer service 7.8%.