Polegate South Demographics (Wealden, England)

Polegate South is a ward in Wealden of South East, England and includes areas of Wilmington Green, Litlington, Folkington, Dukes Green, Alfriston, Wilmington, Jevington, Lullington, Wannock, Milton Street, Berwick, Winton and Filching.

In the 2011 census the population of Polegate South was 2,435 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Polegate South is 50, while the median age is higher at 53.

92.9% of people living in Polegate South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 1.0% Wales, 0.7% Ireland, 0.5% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South America, 0.1% United States.

98.7% of people living in Polegate South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Malayalam, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Polegate South is 61.2% Christian, 29.8% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Agnostic. 178 people did not state a religion. 2 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.3% of people are married, 10.3% 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, 8.4% are separated or divorced. There are 147 widowed people living in Polegate South.

The top occupations listed by people in Polegate South are Skilled trades 16.3%, Professional 13.1%, Associate professional and technical 12.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.0%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.9%, Elementary 9.0%, Caring personal service 8.9%, Sales and customer service 8.2%, Administrative 7.6%.