Preston Demographics (Torbay, England)

Preston is a ward in Torbay of South West, England and includes areas of Preston, Westerland, Compton, Stantor and Marldon.

In the 2011 census the population of Preston was 10,194 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Preston is 47, while the median age is higher at 49.

92.1% of people living in Preston were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Wales, 1.5% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% North Africa, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% India, 0.1% United States.

98.8% of people living in Preston speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% German, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious make up of Preston is 67.0% Christian, 23.7% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 806 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.2% of people are married, 9.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 585 widowed people living in Preston.

The top occupations listed by people in Preston are Skilled trades 14.5%, Professional 13.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.1%, Associate professional and technical 12.0%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Elementary 10.2%, Caring personal service 9.4%, Elementary administration and service 9.2%, Sales and customer service 8.8%.