Soham South Demographics (East Cambridgeshire, England)

Soham South is a ward in East Cambridgeshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Wicken, Soham, Quanea Hill, Broad Piece, Stuntney, East Fen Common, Water Side, Prior Fen, Berry Croft, Chippenham, Barway, Fordham, Isleham, Waterside, Upware, Middle Fen and Broad Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Soham South was 6,529 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Soham South is 40, while the median age is also 40.

86.8% of people living in Soham South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 1.1% United States, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% South America.

92.6% of people living in Soham South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Polish, 1.4% Portuguese, 0.8% Lithuanian, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% French, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Soham South is 63.0% Christian, 27.2% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 517 people did not state a religion. 23 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.4% of people are married, 15.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.0% are separated or divorced. There are 289 widowed people living in Soham South.

The top occupations listed by people in Soham South are Skilled trades 14.9%, Professional 12.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.4%, Elementary 11.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.4%, Administrative and secretarial 9.9%, Associate professional and technical 9.3%, Caring personal service 8.5%, Sales and customer service 7.4%.