Silhill Demographics (Solihull, England)

Silhill is a ward in Solihull of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Elmdon Heath, Catherine-De-Barnes, Copt Heath, Hobs Moat, Olton, Catherine De Barnes Heath and Lode Heath.

In the 2011 census the population of Silhill was 11,788 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Silhill is 43, while the median age is also 43.

84.2% of people living in Silhill were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.8% India, 1.5% Wales, 1.3% Scotland, 1.3% Ireland, 1.0% Pakistan, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Kenya, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% South Africa.

94.5% of people living in Silhill speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.9% Panjabi, 0.5% Urdu, 0.4% Tamil, 0.3% Gujarati, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Hindi, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Telugu.

The religious make up of Silhill is 62.8% Christian, 18.5% No religion, 4.2% Hindu, 4.1% Muslim, 3.3% Sikh, 0.3% Jewish, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist. 708 people did not state a religion. 18 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.8% of people are married, 7.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.7% are separated or divorced. There are 497 widowed people living in Silhill.

The top occupations listed by people in Silhill are Professional 27.3%, Associate professional and technical 14.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.5%, Administrative and secretarial 12.5%, Corporate managers and directors 9.7%, Administrative 9.3%, Business and public service associate professionals 9.1%, Business, media and public service professionals 7.8%, Skilled trades 7.7%, Health professionals 7.5%.