Marshside Demographics (Canterbury, England)

Marshside is a ward in Canterbury of South East, England and includes areas of Sturry, Hersden, Calcott, Hoath, Grove, Derringstone, Marshside, Chislet, Guilton, Upstreet, Stodmarsh, Chitty and Grove Ferry.

In the 2011 census the population of Marshside was 3,302 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Marshside is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

88.8% of people living in Marshside were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 1.0% Northern Ireland, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% United States, 0.5% India, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% North Africa.

96.6% of people living in Marshside speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.5% Russian, 0.3% Lithuanian, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Turkish, 0.2% Albanian, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% French.

The religious make up of Marshside is 62.2% Christian, 27.5% No religion, 0.8% Muslim, 0.6% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.1% Sikh. 254 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.4% of people are married, 14.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.2% are separated or divorced. There are 131 widowed people living in Marshside.

The top occupations listed by people in Marshside are Professional 21.2%, Skilled trades 13.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.5%, Elementary 11.8%, Associate professional and technical 10.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.9%, Elementary administration and service 9.1%, Corporate managers and directors 8.2%, Administrative and secretarial 8.0%, Teaching and educational professionals 7.7%.