Folkestone Harvey Central Demographics (Shepway, England)

Folkestone Harvey Central is a ward in Shepway of South East, England and includes areas of Sandgate and Horn Street.

In the 2011 census the population of Folkestone Harvey Central was 6,618 and is made up of approximately 46% females and 54% males.

The average age of people in Folkestone Harvey Central is 41, while the median age is lower at 38.

78.9% of people living in Folkestone Harvey Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.0% Wales, 1.0% Ireland, 0.9% India, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Bangladesh.

88.7% of people living in Folkestone Harvey Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.1% Polish, 1.2% Slovak, 1.0% Nepalese, 0.9% Czech, 0.6% Hungarian, 0.5% Romanian, 0.4% French, 0.4% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Folkestone Harvey Central is 53.6% Christian, 32.6% No religion, 1.9% Muslim, 1.0% Hindu, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.2% Atheist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Jewish. 506 people did not state a religion. 62 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 6 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

21.4% of people are married, 15.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 36.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 17.3% are separated or divorced. There are 695 widowed people living in Folkestone Harvey Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Folkestone Harvey Central are Elementary 14.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.6%, Associate professional and technical 12.1%, Professional 12.0%, Elementary administration and service 11.5%, Sales and customer service 10.9%, Skilled trades 10.6%, Caring personal service 10.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.5%, Caring Personal Services 8.7%.