High Fell Demographics (Gateshead, England)

High Fell is a ward in Gateshead of North East, England and includes areas of Chowdene Estate, Low Fell, Lyndhurst Estate, Beacon Lough, Lyndhurst, Beacon Lough Estate, Eighton, Beacon Lough East, Galloping Green, Springwell Estate, Low Eighton, Harlow Green, Springwell, Springwell Village, Allerdene, Wrekenton, Eighton Banks and Allerdene Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of High Fell was 9,716 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in High Fell is 38, while the median age is higher at 39.

93.9% of people living in High Fell were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Philippines, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% South Africa.

97.1% of people living in High Fell speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.2% Russian, 0.2% Kurdish, 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of High Fell is 66.9% Christian, 25.0% No religion, 1.1% Muslim, 0.3% Sikh, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist. 567 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

36.9% of people are married, 12.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.8% are separated or divorced. There are 675 widowed people living in High Fell.

The top occupations listed by people in High Fell are Elementary 17.6%, Elementary administration and service 15.2%, Skilled trades 12.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.8%, Sales and customer service 11.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.1%, Professional 10.1%, Administrative 9.8%, Sales 8.9%.