Upper Yare Demographics (Breckland, England)

Upper Yare is a ward in Breckland of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Upper Yare was 2,460 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Upper Yare is 45, while the median age is higher at 48.

93.9% of people living in Upper Yare were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% United States, 0.1% Australia, 0.0% Philippines, 0.0% India.

99.4% of people living in Upper Yare speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Swedish, 0.1% British sign language.

The religious make up of Upper Yare is 66.7% Christian, 24.3% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist. 190 people did not state a religion. 3 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

59.4% of people are married, 11.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.6% are separated or divorced. There are 88 widowed people living in Upper Yare.

The top occupations listed by people in Upper Yare are Professional 16.9%, Skilled trades 15.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.7%, Administrative and secretarial 11.8%, Associate professional and technical 11.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.4%, Corporate managers and directors 9.1%, Administrative 9.1%, Elementary 9.0%, Caring personal service 7.6%.