Beccles North Demographics (Waveney, England)

Beccles North is a ward in Waveney of East of England, England and includes areas of Hedgerows and Castle Hill Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Beccles North was 5,005 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Beccles North is 47, while the median age is higher at 48.

93.2% of people living in Beccles North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% South Africa.

98.2% of people living in Beccles North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Romanian, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Turkish, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Beccles North is 59.3% Christian, 31.2% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Hindu. 386 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

44.7% of people are married, 13.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.7% are separated or divorced. There are 321 widowed people living in Beccles North.

The top occupations listed by people in Beccles North are Skilled trades 15.7%, Professional 14.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.7%, Elementary 11.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.4%, Associate professional and technical 9.7%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Sales and customer service 8.8%, Elementary administration and service 8.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.5%.