Hythe East Demographics (Shepway, England)

Hythe East is a ward in Shepway of South East, England and includes areas of Seabrook.

In the 2011 census the population of Hythe East was 4,244 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Hythe East is 49, while the median age is higher at 52.

86.0% of people living in Hythe East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.3% Ireland, 0.8% Wales, 0.7% Northern Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Australia, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.3% India.

96.0% of people living in Hythe East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Nepalese, 0.3% German, 0.3% French, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Bulgarian, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Hythe East is 69.0% Christian, 20.2% No religion, 1.6% Hindu, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Atheist. 303 people did not state a religion. 15 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.4% of people are married, 10.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 217 widowed people living in Hythe East.

The top occupations listed by people in Hythe East are Professional 19.7%, Associate professional and technical 15.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.8%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.0%, Skilled trades 9.5%, Administrative 9.5%, Corporate managers and directors 8.8%, Caring personal service 7.4%, Sales and customer service 7.1%.