Pelaw and Heworth Demographics (Gateshead, England)

Pelaw and Heworth is a ward in Gateshead of North East, England and includes areas of Heworth, Felling, Pelaw, High Heworth, Felling Shore, Pelaw Industrial Estate, Saltmeadows Industrial Estate, Low Felling, Heworth Lane, Heworth Shore, Stadium Industrial Park, Coldwell, Old Fold, Heworth Grange, Friars Goose, Bill Quay, Pelaw Main and Green Lane Industrial Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Pelaw and Heworth was 9,100 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Pelaw and Heworth is 40, while the median age is also 40.

95.1% of people living in Pelaw and Heworth were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.5% Philippines, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% China, 0.1% Iran, 0.1% India, 0.1% South Africa.

98.2% of people living in Pelaw and Heworth speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Kurdish, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Slovak.

The religious make up of Pelaw and Heworth is 70.2% Christian, 22.6% No religion, 0.8% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 508 people did not state a religion. 18 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.5% of people are married, 13.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.2% are separated or divorced. There are 515 widowed people living in Pelaw and Heworth.

The top occupations listed by people in Pelaw and Heworth are Administrative and secretarial 16.1%, Administrative 13.2%, Skilled trades 12.9%, Professional 12.9%, Elementary 12.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.5%, Sales and customer service 10.3%, Elementary administration and service 10.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.1%.