Syston West Demographics (Charnwood, England)

Syston West is a ward in Charnwood of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Syston.

In the 2011 census the population of Syston West was 6,561 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Syston West is 39, while the median age is also 39.

87.1% of people living in Syston West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.8% India, 2.1% Kenya, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.2% Africa not otherwise specified, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Australia.

92.7% of people living in Syston West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Gujarati, 0.5% Panjabi, 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% South Asian Language, 0.1% French, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Syston West is 49.4% Christian, 27.1% No religion, 14.5% Hindu, 1.2% Sikh, 0.8% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish. 381 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.1% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.4% are separated or divorced. There are 354 widowed people living in Syston West.

The top occupations listed by people in Syston West are Professional 17.2%, Administrative and secretarial 13.6%, Skilled trades 12.5%, Associate professional and technical 12.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.5%, Administrative 10.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.2%, Elementary 8.8%, Sales and customer service 8.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.7%.