Eastham Demographics (Wirral, England)

Eastham is a ward in Wirral of North West, England and includes areas of Eastham, New Ferry and Bromborough.

In the 2011 census the population of Eastham was 13,882 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Eastham is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

93.9% of people living in Eastham were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.0% Wales, 1.0% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% United States, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Australia.

99.2% of people living in Eastham speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Eastham is 74.7% Christian, 17.7% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 883 people did not state a religion. 31 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.7% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.7% are separated or divorced. There are 728 widowed people living in Eastham.

The top occupations listed by people in Eastham are Professional 16.1%, Skilled trades 12.7%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Associate professional and technical 12.1%, Administrative 9.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Elementary 9.4%, Sales and customer service 9.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.7%.