Cottingham South Demographics (East Riding of Yorkshire, England)

Cottingham South is a ward in East Riding of Yorkshire of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of West Green, Skidby, Southwood, Raywell and Eppleworth.

In the 2011 census the population of Cottingham South was 8,919 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Cottingham South is 46, while the median age is higher at 48.

93.9% of people living in Cottingham South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.3% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% North Africa.

98.3% of people living in Cottingham South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Arabic, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% French, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Cottingham South is 65.1% Christian, 24.7% No religion, 0.8% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 731 people did not state a religion. 22 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.9% of people are married, 11.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 441 widowed people living in Cottingham South.

The top occupations listed by people in Cottingham South are Professional 20.0%, Administrative and secretarial 13.4%, Skilled trades 12.7%, Associate professional and technical 12.0%, Administrative 10.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.1%, Elementary 8.9%, Sales and customer service 7.8%, Elementary administration and service 7.8%.