Fleet Demographics (South Holland, England)

Fleet is a ward in South Holland of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Holbeach, Fleet, Holbeach Bank, Holbeach St. Johns, Penny Hill, Holbeach Clough, Holbeach St. Marks, Saracens Head, Holbeach Hurn, Holbeach St. Matthews, Fleet Hargate and Holbeach Fen.

In the 2011 census the population of Fleet was 2,136 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Fleet is 49, while the median age is higher at 52.

93.2% of people living in Fleet were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% South America, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% China.

97.4% of people living in Fleet speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% Russian, 0.2% Cantonese Chinese, 0.2% Latvian, 0.2% Slovak, 0.1% Afrikaans, 0.1% Nepalese, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Fleet is 75.3% Christian, 16.9% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Humanist. 141 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.4% of people are married, 11.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 13.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.7% are separated or divorced. There are 87 widowed people living in Fleet.

The top occupations listed by people in Fleet are Skilled trades 17.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.2%, Elementary 12.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.9%, Professional 9.0%, Associate professional and technical 8.4%, Caring personal service 8.1%, Corporate managers and directors 7.8%.