Sheppey Central Demographics (Swale, England)

Sheppey Central is a ward in Swale of South East, England and includes areas of Brambledown, Minster On Sea, Eastchurch, Halfway, Kings Ferry, Halfway Houses, Elmley, Harty, Sayes Court, Warden Bay, The Hamlet, Shellness, Leysdown-On-Sea and Warden.

In the 2011 census the population of Sheppey Central was 10,298 and is made up of approximately 45% females and 55% males.

The average age of people in Sheppey Central is 39, while the median age is also 39.

92.8% of people living in Sheppey Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Nigeria, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

97.8% of people living in Sheppey Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Albanian.

The religious make up of Sheppey Central is 61.1% Christian, 28.5% No religion, 1.5% Muslim, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Jewish. 693 people did not state a religion. 55 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

47.1% of people are married, 15.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.0% are separated or divorced. There are 466 widowed people living in Sheppey Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Sheppey Central are Skilled trades 15.2%, Elementary 13.9%, Associate professional and technical 12.7%, Administrative and secretarial 11.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.6%, Elementary administration and service 10.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.8%, Professional 8.6%, Administrative 8.6%.