Featherstone and Shareshill Demographics (South Staffordshire, England)

Featherstone and Shareshill is a ward in South Staffordshire of West Midlands, England and includes areas of The Laches, Great Saredon, Paradise, Calf Heath, Featherstone, Four Ashes, Little Saredon, Latherford, Fordhouses, Slade Heath, North Bushbury, Coven Heath, Cross Green, Four Ashes Industrial Estate, Standeford, Brinsford, Coven and Shareshill.

In the 2011 census the population of Featherstone and Shareshill was 5,741 and is made up of approximately 44% females and 56% males.

The average age of people in Featherstone and Shareshill is 38, while the median age is lower at 37.

94.2% of people living in Featherstone and Shareshill were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Wales, 0.6% India, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Jamaica, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Hong Kong .

98.4% of people living in Featherstone and Shareshill speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Panjabi, 0.1% South Asian Language, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Pashto, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg.

The religious make up of Featherstone and Shareshill is 67.4% Christian, 20.6% No religion, 2.6% Muslim, 1.3% Sikh, 0.6% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 373 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.2% of people are married, 12.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 239 widowed people living in Featherstone and Shareshill.

The top occupations listed by people in Featherstone and Shareshill are Skilled trades 15.3%, Associate professional and technical 12.6%, Elementary 12.4%, Professional 11.8%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.8%, Elementary administration and service 10.2%, Administrative 8.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.8%, Sales and customer service 8.7%.