Watcombe Demographics (Torbay, England)

Watcombe is a ward in Torbay of South West, England and includes areas of Barton.

In the 2011 census the population of Watcombe was 7,178 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Watcombe is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

93.2% of people living in Watcombe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Wales, 1.2% Scotland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Philippines, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% India, 0.1% China.

98.6% of people living in Watcombe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Russian.

The religious make up of Watcombe is 63.6% Christian, 28.3% No religion, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu. 487 people did not state a religion. 22 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.4% of people are married, 11.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.3% are separated or divorced. There are 527 widowed people living in Watcombe.

The top occupations listed by people in Watcombe are Elementary 16.9%, Skilled trades 15.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 15.0%, Elementary administration and service 14.7%, Caring personal service 11.8%, Sales and customer service 10.4%, Professional 10.1%, Administrative and secretarial 9.6%, Sales 9.4%, Caring Personal Services 8.3%.