Torbay Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Torbay was 130,959 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Torbay is 44, while the median age is higher at 46.

90.8% of people living in Torbay were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 1.7% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Philippines, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Australia.

97.8% of people living in Torbay speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% German, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Torbay is 63.3% Christian, 27.0% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 10,110 people did not state a religion. 500 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 8 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

46.0% of people are married, 11.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.2% are separated or divorced. There are 9,590 widowed people living in Torbay.

The top occupations listed by people in Torbay are Skilled trades 14.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.8%, Elementary 12.4%, Professional 12.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.9%, Elementary administration and service 11.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.2%, Caring personal service 10.0%, Sales and customer service 9.5%.