Melbourne Demographics (South Derbyshire, England)

Melbourne is a ward in South Derbyshire of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Tonge, Wilson, Melbourne, Kings Newton and Breedon-On-The-Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Melbourne was 5,089 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Melbourne is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

94.2% of people living in Melbourne were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.2% India, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.9% of people living in Melbourne speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% German, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Shona, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% French.

The religious make up of Melbourne is 69.7% Christian, 22.4% No religion, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 345 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.6% of people are married, 11.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 273 widowed people living in Melbourne.

The top occupations listed by people in Melbourne are Professional 22.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.6%, Associate professional and technical 13.0%, Skilled trades 12.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Corporate managers and directors 9.7%, Elementary 8.2%, Administrative 7.8%, Elementary administration and service 7.3%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 7.0%.