Oakham South West Demographics (Rutland, England)

Oakham South West is a ward in Rutland of East Midlands, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Oakham South West was 2,259 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

90.5% of people living in Oakham South West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.1% Wales, 1.9% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Kenya.

98.5% of people living in Oakham South West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.2% Ukrainian, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Oakham South West is 66.9% Christian, 25.0% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish. 156 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.5% of people are married, 10.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.3% are separated or divorced. There are 92 widowed people living in Oakham South West.

The top occupations listed by people in Oakham South West are Professional 16.1%, Skilled trades 13.9%, Associate professional and technical 13.6%, Elementary 11.2%, Administrative and secretarial 11.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.2%, Elementary administration and service 9.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.6%, Administrative 8.4%, Sales and customer service 8.1%.