Eastgate Demographics (St Edmundsbury, England)

Eastgate is a ward in St Edmundsbury of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Eastgate was 2,466 and is made up of approximately 54% females and 46% males.

The average age of people in Eastgate is 47, while the median age is lower at 46.

83.3% of people living in Eastgate were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% Scotland, 2.3% United States, 0.9% Wales, 0.9% Ireland, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.2% China, 0.2% North Africa.

95.1% of people living in Eastgate speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Polish, 0.4% Portuguese, 0.3% Lithuanian, 0.3% Slovak, 0.2% Latvian, 0.2% German, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Hindi.

The religious make up of Eastgate is 60.9% Christian, 28.0% No religion, 0.5% Hindu, 0.5% Muslim, 0.3% Agnostic, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 204 people did not state a religion. 9 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

32.1% of people are married, 16.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.6% are separated or divorced. There are 197 widowed people living in Eastgate.

The top occupations listed by people in Eastgate are Professional 20.4%, Associate professional and technical 13.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.9%, Elementary 12.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Elementary administration and service 10.0%, Skilled trades 9.3%, Corporate managers and directors 8.2%, Administrative 7.5%, Sales and customer service 7.2%.