Westgate Demographics (St Edmundsbury, England)

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

In the 2011 census the population of Westgate was 4,195 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Westgate is 47, while the median age is higher at 49.

90.5% of people living in Westgate were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.8% United States, 0.6% India, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% South Africa.

97.8% of people living in Westgate speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.3% Malayalam, 0.2% Lithuanian, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% French, 0.1% Turkish.

The religious make up of Westgate is 68.1% Christian, 22.0% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Humanist. 346 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

60.0% of people are married, 8.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 203 widowed people living in Westgate.

The top occupations listed by people in Westgate are Professional 15.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.6%, Administrative and secretarial 12.5%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Associate professional and technical 11.9%, Elementary 10.3%, Caring personal service 9.7%, Administrative 9.5%, Elementary administration and service 9.3%, Sales and customer service 8.8%.