Northstead Demographics (Scarborough, England)

Northstead is a ward in Scarborough of Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Northstead was 4,038 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Northstead is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

93.2% of people living in Northstead were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.1% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Iran, 0.1% North Africa, 0.0% Sri Lanka.

98.4% of people living in Northstead speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Latvian.

The religious make up of Northstead is 66.1% Christian, 24.7% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim. 312 people did not state a religion. 22 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

46.4% of people are married, 10.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.0% are separated or divorced. There are 259 widowed people living in Northstead.

The top occupations listed by people in Northstead are Skilled trades 16.3%, Elementary 13.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.9%, Professional 12.1%, Elementary administration and service 11.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.6%, Sales and customer service 10.3%, Caring personal service 10.0%, Sales 9.5%, Administrative and secretarial 8.8%.