Selby North Demographics (Selby, England)

Selby North is a ward in Selby of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Wistow Common, Thorpe Wood, Wistow Lordship, Cawood Common and Dawker Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Selby North was 6,250 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Selby North is 38, while the median age is lower at 35.

85.8% of people living in Selby North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.3% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% China.

90.3% of people living in Selby North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 7.4% Polish, 0.3% Russian, 0.2% Cantonese Chinese, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% Latvian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Bulgarian.

The religious make up of Selby North is 65.5% Christian, 26.9% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Atheist. 379 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

35.5% of people are married, 17.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.8% are separated or divorced. There are 469 widowed people living in Selby North.

The top occupations listed by people in Selby North are Elementary 20.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 17.1%, Elementary administration and service 14.5%, Skilled trades 11.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.3%, Sales and customer service 9.6%, Sales 8.5%, Administrative and secretarial 8.4%, Caring personal service 8.3%.