Ponteland West Demographics (Northumberland, England)

Ponteland West is a ward in Northumberland of North East, England and includes areas of Ponteland.

In the 2011 census the population of Ponteland West was 4,406 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Ponteland West is 44, while the median age is higher at 46.

87.2% of people living in Ponteland West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.8% Scotland, 1.5% Wales, 1.5% India, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Kenya, 0.2% Bangladesh.

97.7% of people living in Ponteland West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Panjabi, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious make up of Ponteland West is 70.9% Christian, 17.5% No religion, 2.1% Hindu, 1.4% Muslim, 0.6% Sikh, 0.4% Jewish, 0.3% Buddhist. 279 people did not state a religion. 3 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

67.2% of people are married, 6.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 3.9% are separated or divorced. There are 111 widowed people living in Ponteland West.

The top occupations listed by people in Ponteland West are Professional 25.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 20.2%, Associate professional and technical 17.7%, Corporate managers and directors 12.6%, Administrative and secretarial 9.5%, Skilled trades 8.5%, Protective service 8.3%, Health professionals 7.9%, Other managers and proprietors 7.6%, Business, media and public service professionals 7.2%.