Southwater Demographics (Horsham, England)

Southwater is a ward in Horsham of South East, England and includes areas of Barns Green, Brooks Green, West Grinstead, Coolham and Southwater.

In the 2011 census the population of Southwater was 10,730 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Southwater is 36, while the median age is higher at 37.

90.9% of people living in Southwater were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

98.1% of people living in Southwater speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Hungarian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Danish, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% German, 0.1% Japanese.

The religious make up of Southwater is 62.8% Christian, 27.5% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 801 people did not state a religion. 56 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

56.9% of people are married, 10.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.6% are separated or divorced. There are 413 widowed people living in Southwater.

The top occupations listed by people in Southwater are Professional 17.7%, Associate professional and technical 15.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.7%, Administrative and secretarial 13.6%, Skilled trades 10.6%, Corporate managers and directors 10.1%, Administrative 9.8%, Business and public service associate professionals 9.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.7%, Sales and customer service 8.6%.