Newport East Demographics (Isle of Wight, England)

Newport East is a ward in Isle of Wight of South East, England and includes areas of Fairlee, Cross Lane, Barton, Staplers, Downend, Binfield and Pan.

In the 2011 census the population of Newport East was 2,976 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Newport East is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

94.1% of people living in Newport East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Philippines, 0.8% Wales, 0.7% Scotland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Australia.

98.4% of people living in Newport East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Romanian, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Japanese.

The religious make up of Newport East is 54.9% Christian, 34.4% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish. 241 people did not state a religion. 26 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 7 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

41.9% of people are married, 13.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 12.8% are separated or divorced. There are 258 widowed people living in Newport East.

The top occupations listed by people in Newport East are Skilled trades 16.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 15.9%, Elementary 15.3%, Elementary administration and service 12.9%, Caring personal service 12.5%, Sales and customer service 11.5%, Sales 10.2%, Administrative and secretarial 9.8%, Professional 9.6%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 8.9%.