Melbourn Demographics (South Cambridgeshire, England)

Melbourn is a ward in South Cambridgeshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Melbourn Bury, Meldreth, Shepreth and Melbourn.

In the 2011 census the population of Melbourn was 5,610 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Melbourn is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

90.2% of people living in Melbourn were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% United States, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Kenya.

98.1% of people living in Melbourn speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.2% French, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Northern European Language, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% German, 0.1% Finnish.

The religious make up of Melbourn is 61.9% Christian, 27.2% No religion, 0.3% Jewish, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Hindu. 474 people did not state a religion. 34 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.1% of people are married, 10.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.0% are separated or divorced. There are 250 widowed people living in Melbourn.

The top occupations listed by people in Melbourn are Professional 22.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.6%, Skilled trades 11.9%, Associate professional and technical 11.7%, Administrative and secretarial 11.0%, Corporate managers and directors 10.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 7.8%, Administrative 7.8%, Elementary 7.4%.