Newport Central Demographics (Isle of Wight, England)

Newport Central is a ward in Isle of Wight of South East, England and includes areas of Shide, Clatterford, Mount Joy, Little Whitcombe, Forest Side, Gunville, Little London, Riverway Ind Est, Parkhurst Forest, Albany Prison, Parkhurst Prison, Camp Hill, Hunny Hill, Dodnor Ind Est, Carisbrooke and Marks Corner.

In the 2011 census the population of Newport Central was 3,927 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Newport Central is 39, while the median age is lower at 36.

91.4% of people living in Newport Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Philippines, 1.2% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Nigeria, 0.2% Hong Kong .

96.8% of people living in Newport Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.4% Polish, 0.2% Estonian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Any Sign Communication System, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Romanian.

The religious make up of Newport Central is 54.6% Christian, 36.0% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish. 271 people did not state a religion. 35 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

32.2% of people are married, 16.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 28.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 13.6% are separated or divorced. There are 334 widowed people living in Newport Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Newport Central are Caring, leisure and other service 13.9%, Skilled trades 13.5%, Sales and customer service 13.2%, Elementary 12.9%, Sales 12.1%, Professional 11.7%, Elementary administration and service 11.6%, Associate professional and technical 11.2%, Caring personal service 10.9%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 10.7%.