Sherbourne Demographics (Coventry, England)

Sherbourne is a ward in Coventry of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Chapel Fields and Whoberley.

In the 2011 census the population of Sherbourne was 16,779 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Sherbourne is 37, while the median age is lower at 36.

80.1% of people living in Sherbourne were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.3% Ireland, 2.0% India, 1.3% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.8% Pakistan, 0.8% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.5% Nigeria, 0.4% Kenya.

91.5% of people living in Sherbourne speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.7% Polish, 1.0% Panjabi, 0.5% French, 0.5% Arabic, 0.4% Urdu, 0.3% Romanian, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.3% Persian/Farsi, 0.2% Gujarati.

The religious make up of Sherbourne is 58.9% Christian, 24.5% No religion, 4.3% Muslim, 2.7% Sikh, 1.9% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 1,082 people did not state a religion. 40 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

39.8% of people are married, 10.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 32.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.7% are separated or divorced. There are 989 widowed people living in Sherbourne.

The top occupations listed by people in Sherbourne are Professional 16.9%, Administrative and secretarial 12.6%, Elementary 12.3%, Associate professional and technical 12.2%, Skilled trades 11.4%, Elementary administration and service 10.9%, Administrative 9.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.8%, Sales and customer service 8.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.0%.