Perton East Demographics (South Staffordshire, England)

Perton East is a ward in South Staffordshire of West Midlands, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Perton East was 2,279 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Perton East is 39, while the median age is higher at 42.

93.0% of people living in Perton East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% India, 0.7% Wales, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South America, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Jamaica.

97.5% of people living in Perton East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.9% Panjabi, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Shona, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% West/Central Asian Language, 0.1% Telugu, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Vietnamese.

The religious make up of Perton East is 68.5% Christian, 18.4% No religion, 4.6% Sikh, 0.6% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu. 148 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

59.3% of people are married, 7.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.2% are separated or divorced. There are 87 widowed people living in Perton East.

The top occupations listed by people in Perton East are Professional 18.9%, Administrative and secretarial 16.0%, Associate professional and technical 15.0%, Administrative 11.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.0%, Skilled trades 10.6%, Business and public service associate professionals 9.6%, Sales and customer service 8.6%, Corporate managers and directors 7.7%, Elementary 7.6%.