Newport South Demographics (Isle of Wight, England)

Newport South is a ward in Isle of Wight of South East, England and includes areas of Shide, Clatterford, Little Whitcombe and Mount Joy.

In the 2011 census the population of Newport South was 3,835 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Newport South is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

94.4% of people living in Newport South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% China.

99.0% of people living in Newport South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Newport South is 56.7% Christian, 33.9% No religion, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Agnostic. 289 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.2% of people are married, 13.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.8% are separated or divorced. There are 215 widowed people living in Newport South.

The top occupations listed by people in Newport South are Skilled trades 15.2%, Professional 14.1%, Elementary 13.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.8%, Sales and customer service 11.9%, Elementary administration and service 11.7%, Sales 10.8%, Caring personal service 9.9%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 9.0%.