Tern Demographics (Shropshire, England)

Tern is a ward in Shropshire of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Hadnall, High Hatton, Somerwood, Alderton, Marton, Walford Heath, Cross Green, Myddle Wood, Newton On The Hill, Barleycorn, Cross Hill, Battlefield, Yorton Heath, Yorton, Fairfield, Harmer Hill, Merrington, Leaton, Albrighton, Shotton, Bomere Heath, Upper Berwick, Leaton Knolls, Old Woods, Oldwood, Berwick, Woolascott, Yeaton Peverey, Broad Oak, Preston Gubbals, Webscott, Bilmarsh, Grinshill, Clive, Myddle, Stanton Upon Hine Heath, Atcham, Shawbury, Moreton Mill, Wytheford, Haughmond, Uffington, Smethcote, Rodington Heath, Rodington, Uckington, Edgebolton, Upper Battlefield, Attingham, Upton Magna, Norton, Painsbrook, Booley, Withington, Blakeley, Albrightlee, Astley, Great Wytheford, Moston, Acton Reynald, Upper Astley, Little Wytheford, Moreton Corbet and Booleybank.

In the 2011 census the population of Tern was 4,411 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Tern is 46, while the median age is higher at 48.

89.7% of people living in Tern were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 4.6% Wales, 1.2% Scotland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Nigeria, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% South America.

98.9% of people living in Tern speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Latvian, 0.2% German, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Czech.

The religious make up of Tern is 71.1% Christian, 20.2% No religion, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Hindu. 336 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

56.3% of people are married, 10.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 187 widowed people living in Tern.

The top occupations listed by people in Tern are Professional 16.6%, Skilled trades 15.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.2%, Associate professional and technical 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.3%, Elementary 8.7%, Corporate managers and directors 8.7%, Caring personal service 8.7%, Administrative 7.5%.