Meir South Demographics (Stoke-on-Trent, England)

Meir South is a ward in Stoke-on-Trent of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Rough Close and Meir Heath.

In the 2011 census the population of Meir South was 5,791 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Meir South is 36, while the median age is also 36.

93.6% of people living in Meir South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Pakistan, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% India, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Ireland.

96.3% of people living in Meir South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Urdu, 0.6% Polish, 0.3% Panjabi, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Pakistani Pahari, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Meir South is 58.7% Christian, 29.7% No religion, 4.8% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Hindu. 324 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

40.7% of people are married, 14.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.7% are separated or divorced. There are 342 widowed people living in Meir South.

The top occupations listed by people in Meir South are Elementary 17.2%, Elementary administration and service 14.4%, Skilled trades 14.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.6%, Sales and customer service 11.1%, Caring personal service 9.2%, Sales 9.1%, Administrative and secretarial 8.9%, Associate professional and technical 8.2%.