Hythe Central Demographics (Shepway, England)

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

In the 2011 census the population of Hythe Central was 5,934 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

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

88.4% of people living in Hythe Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.8% Ireland, 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% India, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Kenya, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

97.3% of people living in Hythe Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% French, 0.2% Nepalese, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% German, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of Hythe Central is 65.3% Christian, 23.4% No religion, 0.6% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Jewish. 506 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.1% of people are married, 9.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.7% are separated or divorced. There are 444 widowed people living in Hythe Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Hythe Central are Professional 19.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.7%, Associate professional and technical 12.6%, Skilled trades 12.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Caring personal service 8.8%, Sales and customer service 8.6%, Elementary 8.3%, Corporate managers and directors 7.3%.