Chessington South Demographics (Kingston upon Thames, England)

Chessington South is a ward in Kingston upon Thames of London, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Chessington South was 10,232 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Chessington South is 38, while the median age is lower at 37.

83.6% of people living in Chessington South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Ireland, 1.1% Scotland, 1.1% Sri Lanka, 1.0% India, 0.8% Wales, 0.7% South Africa, 0.5% South America, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Pakistan.

92.7% of people living in Chessington South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.9% Tamil, 0.7% Polish, 0.5% Arabic, 0.5% Korean, 0.5% Portuguese, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Urdu, 0.3% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Chessington South is 60.2% Christian, 25.1% No religion, 2.6% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.5% Sikh, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 821 people did not state a religion. 34 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

47.4% of people are married, 12.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.1% are separated or divorced. There are 493 widowed people living in Chessington South.

The top occupations listed by people in Chessington South are Professional 16.1%, Administrative and secretarial 14.6%, Associate professional and technical 13.4%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.7%, Administrative 10.4%, Elementary 8.9%, Sales and customer service 8.4%, Elementary administration and service 8.2%.