Somerset

Unitary Authority in South West England

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Somerset	Unitary Authority	498,093	529,972	571,547	588,328
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West	Ward	9,087	9,766	10,962	11,763	→
Blackdown & Neroche	Ward	8,822	9,391	10,906	10,951	→
Blackmoor Vale	Ward	7,930	8,536	9,204	9,436	→
Brent	Ward	8,577	9,542	10,097	10,419	→
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip	Ward	10,264	10,147	12,293	13,236	→
Bridgwater North & Central	Ward	9,465	10,113	11,082	11,509	→
Bridgwater South	Ward	10,370	10,743	12,019	12,326	→
Bridgwater West	Ward	7,865	10,522	11,199	11,423	→
Brympton	Ward	6,589	8,623	9,425	9,897	→
Burnham on Sea North	Ward	9,768	9,984	9,803	9,656	→
Cannington	Ward	8,538	8,978	9,333	9,745	→
Castle Cary	Ward	9,489	10,230	10,547	11,030	→
Chard North	Ward	9,379	9,786	10,684	10,823	→
Chard South	Ward	7,412	8,282	8,734	8,835	→
Cheddar	Ward	8,140	8,899	9,365	9,527	→
Coker	Ward	9,087	9,220	9,417	9,574	→
Comeytrowe & Trull	Ward	9,861	10,152	10,060	10,724	→
Crewkerne	Ward	8,081	8,457	9,000	8,831	→
Curry Rivel & Langport	Ward	9,473	9,947	10,753	11,269	→
Dulverton & Exmoor	Ward	8,342	7,878	7,928	7,767	→
Dunster	Ward	8,401	7,810	8,733	8,831	→
Frome East	Ward	9,940	10,537	13,128	13,542	→
Frome North	Ward	9,334	9,656	9,656	9,846	→
Frome West	Ward	9,330	10,362	10,558	10,514	→
Glastonbury	Ward	8,784	8,932	8,980	9,141	→
Highbridge & Burnham South	Ward	8,633	9,592	10,043	10,544	→
Huntspill	Ward	9,046	8,943	9,828	10,191	→
Ilminster	Ward	8,698	10,107	10,480	10,504	→
King Alfred	Ward	9,531	9,970	9,829	10,034	→
Lydeard	Ward	7,595	9,585	10,936	11,787	→
Martock	Ward	10,512	10,747	10,553	10,976	→
Mendip Central and East	Ward	9,197	9,268	9,484	9,690	→
Mendip Hills	Ward	9,093	9,617	9,864	10,064	→
Mendip South	Ward	8,332	8,460	9,269	9,324	→
Mendip West	Ward	8,800	9,134	10,127	10,844	→
Minehead	Ward	8,971	9,667	8,642	8,643	→
Monkton & North Curry	Ward	8,558	8,841	12,894	13,403	→
North Petherton	Ward	5,685	7,155	10,456	11,954	→
Rowbarton & Staplegrove	Ward	9,508	9,846	10,499	10,639	→
Shepton Mallet	Ward	9,586	10,972	11,170	11,157	→
Somerton	Ward	8,894	9,240	10,294	10,812	→
South Petherton & Islemoor	Ward	9,480	9,719	10,422	10,368	→
Street	Ward	11,068	11,805	12,708	12,903	→
Taunton East	Ward	9,342	10,871	12,017	12,281	→
Taunton North	Ward	9,628	10,315	10,497	11,052	→
Taunton South	Ward	10,599	10,756	11,284	11,783	→
Upper Tone	Ward	8,498	9,224	9,413	9,543	→
Watchet & Stogursey	Ward	9,361	9,320	9,636	9,891	→
Wellington	Ward	10,801	11,440	13,040	13,999	→
Wells	Ward	10,406	10,536	11,145	11,283	→
Wincanton & Bruton	Ward	9,838	10,517	11,792	11,514	→
Yeovil Central	Ward	9,990	10,345	11,041	11,215	→
Yeovil East	Ward	9,376	9,335	11,599	11,835	→
Yeovil South	Ward	9,345	10,104	10,332	10,813	→
Yeovil West	Ward	7,396	8,048	8,395	8,667	→
South West England	Region	4,928,434	5,288,935	5,701,186	5,889,695

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: Wards as at May 2025. All area and population figures of wards are based on output areas. Thus, slight discrepancies are possible compared to the actual ward boundaries that are depicted in the map.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	287,953
Females	300,375

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	113,024
18-64 years	325,724
65+ years	149,580

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	42,280
70-79 years	69,975
60-69 years	80,014
50-59 years	82,456
40-49 years	64,849
30-39 years	69,415
20-29 years	54,768
10-19 years	67,061
0-9 years	57,510

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	522,751
EU	26,772
Europe (other)	1,887
Middle East & Asia	9,603
Africa	5,401
Other country	5,134

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	550,847
Asian	8,658
Black	2,436
Arab	377
Mixed/multiple	7,137
Other ethnic group	2,092

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	286,672
Muslims	2,600
Hindus	1,103
Sikhs	189
Buddhists	1,930
Jews	451
Other religion	3,962
No religion	237,262

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