Chard Jocelyn Demographics (South Somerset, England)

Chard Jocelyn is a ward in South Somerset of South West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Chard Jocelyn was 2,432 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Chard Jocelyn is 44, while the median age is also 44.

89.3% of people living in Chard Jocelyn were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Wales, 1.3% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Nigeria, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Hong Kong .

95.5% of people living in Chard Jocelyn speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Polish, 1.8% Portuguese, 0.2% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Chard Jocelyn is 65.0% Christian, 26.7% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist. 178 people did not state a religion. 5 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.7% of people are married, 13.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.4% are separated or divorced. There are 123 widowed people living in Chard Jocelyn.

The top occupations listed by people in Chard Jocelyn are Skilled trades 18.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 14.2%, Elementary 14.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.2%, Administrative and secretarial 9.8%, Caring personal service 9.4%, Professional 8.8%, Elementary administration and service 8.7%, Associate professional and technical 8.5%.