Newton Demographics (Cheshire West and Chester, England)

Newton is a ward in Cheshire West and Chester of North West, England and includes areas of Newton.

In the 2011 census the population of Newton was 9,556 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Newton is 41, while the median age is lower at 39.

81.4% of people living in Newton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 6.1% Wales, 1.9% Scotland, 1.0% Ireland, 0.9% Northern Ireland, 0.6% India, 0.4% Bangladesh, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Philippines.

94.5% of people living in Newton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Polish, 0.5% Bengali, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% French, 0.2% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Newton is 64.8% Christian, 24.8% No religion, 2.0% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 626 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

42.5% of people are married, 10.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 534 widowed people living in Newton.

The top occupations listed by people in Newton are Professional 24.4%, Associate professional and technical 13.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.2%, Elementary 10.0%, Sales and customer service 9.5%, Elementary administration and service 9.2%, Skilled trades 8.8%, Administrative 8.3%, Sales 8.2%.