Easington Demographics (County Durham, England)

Easington is a ward in County Durham of North East, England and includes areas of Waterworks, Wembley, Dene House, Easington Colliery, Littlethorpe Village, Easington Village, Peterlee New Town, Eden Hill Estate, Canada, Easington, Passfield, Dene House Estate, Littlethorpe and Eden Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Easington was 7,693 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

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

96.9% of people living in Easington were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Scotland, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% India.

99.3% of people living in Easington speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Turkish, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Easington is 75.2% Christian, 18.6% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Muslim. 410 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.0% of people are married, 11.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.4% are separated or divorced. There are 464 widowed people living in Easington.

The top occupations listed by people in Easington are Elementary 13.6%, Skilled trades 12.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.2%, Professional 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 10.9%, Associate professional and technical 10.7%, Sales and customer service 10.6%, Elementary administration and service 10.0%, Administrative 8.9%.