Weald East Demographics (Ashford, England)

Weald East is a ward in Ashford of South East, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Weald East was 2,416 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Weald East is 40, while the median age is higher at 42.

91.4% of people living in Weald East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 0.7% South Africa, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.5% India, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% China, 0.1% Australia.

98.3% of people living in Weald East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Nepalese, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% East Asian Language.

The religious make up of Weald East is 64.4% Christian, 26.9% No religion, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Muslim. 158 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

56.8% of people are married, 13.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.9% are separated or divorced. There are 89 widowed people living in Weald East.

The top occupations listed by people in Weald East are Professional 17.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.3%, Associate professional and technical 13.4%, Skilled trades 13.3%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Corporate managers and directors 10.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.7%, Administrative 8.4%, Sales and customer service 8.0%, Elementary 8.0%.