Newport West Demographics (Isle of Wight, England)

Newport West is a ward in Isle of Wight of South East, England and includes areas of Forest Side, Gunville, Albany Prison, Little London, Parkhurst Prison, Camp Hill, Hunny Hill, Carisbrooke, Dodnor Ind Est, Riverway Ind Est, Marks Corner and Parkhurst Forest.

In the 2011 census the population of Newport West was 2,923 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Newport West is 37, while the median age is also 37.

94.6% of people living in Newport West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Wales, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% India, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% United States, 0.1% China.

98.4% of people living in Newport West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Any Sign Communication System, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Latvian.

The religious make up of Newport West is 62.9% Christian, 27.8% No religion, 0.4% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish. 223 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.1% of people are married, 14.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.5% are separated or divorced. There are 142 widowed people living in Newport West.

The top occupations listed by people in Newport West are Professional 16.1%, Skilled trades 13.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.3%, Sales and customer service 10.5%, Associate professional and technical 10.3%, Elementary 10.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.8%, Sales 9.3%, Administrative 9.1%.