West Bay Demographics (Canterbury, England)

West Bay is a ward in Canterbury of South East, England and includes areas of Hampton.

In the 2011 census the population of West Bay was 6,398 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in West Bay is 45, while the median age is higher at 46.

93.7% of people living in West Bay were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Wales, 0.4% India, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% United States, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Hong Kong .

98.9% of people living in West Bay speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of West Bay is 62.5% Christian, 26.4% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Humanist. 571 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.8% of people are married, 11.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.0% are separated or divorced. There are 351 widowed people living in West Bay.

The top occupations listed by people in West Bay are Skilled trades 15.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 14.1%, Professional 12.7%, Elementary 12.5%, Caring personal service 11.0%, Elementary administration and service 10.5%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Associate professional and technical 9.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.6%, Sales and customer service 8.7%.