Southborough and High Brooms Demographics (Tunbridge Wells, England)

Southborough and High Brooms is a ward in Tunbridge Wells of South East, England and includes areas of Bidborough, High Brooms and Southborough.

In the 2011 census the population of Southborough and High Brooms was 7,713 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Southborough and High Brooms is 37, while the median age is lower at 36.

90.5% of people living in Southborough and High Brooms were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Wales, 0.4% India, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Bangladesh, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Northern Ireland.

96.2% of people living in Southborough and High Brooms speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.4% Bengali, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% French, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Southborough and High Brooms is 62.3% Christian, 26.5% No religion, 1.6% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Sikh. 578 people did not state a religion. 38 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.8% of people are married, 14.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.0% are separated or divorced. There are 404 widowed people living in Southborough and High Brooms.

The top occupations listed by people in Southborough and High Brooms are Professional 16.4%, Associate professional and technical 13.4%, Skilled trades 12.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.5%, Sales and customer service 10.0%, Elementary 9.9%, Elementary administration and service 8.7%, Administrative 8.6%.