Fareham East Demographics (Fareham, England)

Fareham East is a ward in Fareham of South East, England and includes areas of Wallington, Uplands, Boatyard Estate, Solent Business Park and Old Turnpike.

In the 2011 census the population of Fareham East was 7,462 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Fareham East is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

88.6% of people living in Fareham East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.2% Scotland, 1.6% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% India, 0.2% China, 0.2% United States.

97.2% of people living in Fareham East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% African language, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Hungarian.

The religious make up of Fareham East is 59.1% Christian, 30.8% No religion, 1.0% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Sikh. 544 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.2% of people are married, 11.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.1% are separated or divorced. There are 391 widowed people living in Fareham East.

The top occupations listed by people in Fareham East are Professional 19.7%, Associate professional and technical 15.3%, Administrative and secretarial 12.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.7%, Skilled trades 10.0%, Administrative 9.8%, Sales and customer service 8.9%, Elementary 8.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.7%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.0%.