Washington South Demographics (Sunderland, England)

Washington South is a ward in Sunderland of North East, England and includes areas of Oxclose, Ox Close, Emerson, Washington District 6, Lambton, Washington District 3, Crowther Industrial Estate, Oxclose Village, Washington District 5, Ayton, Lambton Village and Crowther.

In the 2011 census the population of Washington South was 10,253 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Washington South is 40, while the median age is higher at 42.

94.9% of people living in Washington South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% India, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Bangladesh, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% United States.

98.5% of people living in Washington South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Japanese.

The religious make up of Washington South is 68.7% Christian, 24.1% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.4% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic. 502 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

52.4% of people are married, 11.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 592 widowed people living in Washington South.

The top occupations listed by people in Washington South are Administrative and secretarial 17.3%, Administrative 14.7%, Professional 13.4%, Sales and customer service 11.0%, Associate professional and technical 10.9%, Skilled trades 10.2%, Elementary 10.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.8%, Elementary administration and service 8.8%.