Selston Demographics (Ashfield, England)

Selston is a ward in Ashfield of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Selston and Pinxton.

In the 2011 census the population of Selston was 6,753 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

96.5% of people living in Selston were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Jamaica, 0.0% Zimbabwe, 0.0% North Africa.

99.4% of people living in Selston speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Dutch.

The religious make up of Selston is 61.9% Christian, 30.0% No religion, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Atheist. 498 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.4% of people are married, 12.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 323 widowed people living in Selston.

The top occupations listed by people in Selston are Skilled trades 15.5%, Elementary 13.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.5%, Professional 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 11.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.4%, Elementary administration and service 10.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.8%, Administrative 8.5%.