North Jesmond Demographics (Newcastle upon Tyne, England)

North Jesmond is a ward in Newcastle upon Tyne of North East, England and includes areas of Jesmond, South Jesmond and West Jesmond.

In the 2011 census the population of North Jesmond was 10,813 and is made up of approximately 47% females and 53% males.

The average age of people in North Jesmond is 29, while the median age is lower at 21.

79.9% of people living in North Jesmond were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.8% Northern Ireland, 3.7% Scotland, 1.1% China, 1.0% Wales, 0.9% India, 0.6% United States, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Pakistan.

94.7% of people living in North Jesmond speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.0% All other Chinese, 0.4% Greek, 0.4% German, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Arabic, 0.2% French, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of North Jesmond is 48.9% Christian, 38.7% No religion, 1.8% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 0.6% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 669 people did not state a religion. 96 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

14.5% of people are married, 5.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 74.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 2.6% are separated or divorced. There are 208 widowed people living in North Jesmond.

The top occupations listed by people in North Jesmond are Professional 32.8%, Elementary 15.3%, Elementary administration and service 14.8%, Sales and customer service 12.9%, Associate professional and technical 12.6%, Health professionals 11.0%, Sales 10.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.8%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 9.8%, Health Professionals 8.9%.