Wallsend Demographics (North Tyneside, England)

Wallsend is a ward in North Tyneside of North East, England and includes areas of Maurice Road Industrial Estate, Howden Green Industrial Estate, Howdon Pans, Rosehill, Willington, Point Pleasant Industrial Estate, Davy Bank, Willington Quay, Howdon Green Industrial Estate, Point Pleasant, High Farm Estate, Hadrian Lodge West, The Shires, Rudchester Park, High Farm, Redesdale Park, Hadrian Lodge, Westmoreland Estate, Parklands Estate, Bigges Main, Parklands, Hadrian Lodge Estate and Holy Cross.

In the 2011 census the population of Wallsend was 10,304 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Wallsend is 39, while the median age is lower at 38.

91.8% of people living in Wallsend were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Bangladesh, 0.3% Iran, 0.3% Nigeria, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Wales.

96.3% of people living in Wallsend speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Polish, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.2% Persian/Farsi, 0.2% Cantonese Chinese, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Wallsend is 61.5% Christian, 29.1% No religion, 1.2% Muslim, 0.4% Sikh, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 621 people did not state a religion. 36 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

35.5% of people are married, 14.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.8% are separated or divorced. There are 758 widowed people living in Wallsend.

The top occupations listed by people in Wallsend are Administrative and secretarial 15.5%, Professional 15.0%, Administrative 12.8%, Sales and customer service 12.1%, Associate professional and technical 11.4%, Elementary 11.0%, Skilled trades 10.9%, Elementary administration and service 10.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.1%.