Shevington with Lower Ground Demographics (Wigan, England)

Shevington with Lower Ground is a ward in Wigan of North West, England and includes areas of Standish, Shevington, Standish Lower Ground and Wrightington.

In the 2011 census the population of Shevington with Lower Ground was 11,482 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Shevington with Lower Ground is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

96.4% of people living in Shevington with Lower Ground were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

99.5% of people living in Shevington with Lower Ground speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French.

The religious make up of Shevington with Lower Ground is 80.5% Christian, 13.3% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist. 591 people did not state a religion. 29 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

56.4% of people are married, 9.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.0% are separated or divorced. There are 552 widowed people living in Shevington with Lower Ground.

The top occupations listed by people in Shevington with Lower Ground are Professional 19.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.8%, Associate professional and technical 12.3%, Skilled trades 11.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.0%, Administrative 9.6%, Elementary 8.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.1%, Sales and customer service 7.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.9%.