Swinton Demographics (Rotherham, England)

Swinton is a ward in Rotherham of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Bowbroom, Bow Broom, Swinton, Piccadilly and Swinton Bridge.

In the 2011 census the population of Swinton was 11,701 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

96.9% of people living in Swinton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.3% Wales, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% China, 0.1% Iran.

99.1% of people living in Swinton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese.

The religious make up of Swinton is 71.9% Christian, 20.6% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Hindu. 738 people did not state a religion. 32 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.2% of people are married, 13.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.4% are separated or divorced. There are 657 widowed people living in Swinton.

The top occupations listed by people in Swinton are Skilled trades 14.3%, Sales and customer service 13.8%, Elementary 13.5%, Professional 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 10.9%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.6%, Administrative 8.6%, Associate professional and technical 8.6%.