Peninsula Demographics (Medway, England)

Peninsula is a ward in Medway of South East, England and includes areas of Hoo, Kingsnorth, Lower Stoke, Allhallows, Allhallows-On-Sea, Hoo St Werburgh, Middle Stoke, Kingsnorth On Medway, Upper Stoke, Wainscott, Chattenden, High Halstow, Cliffe Woods, Lodge Hill, St. Mary Hoo, Fenn Street Corner, Cooling, Grain Village and Isle Of Grain.

In the 2011 census the population of Peninsula was 13,656 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Peninsula is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

93.0% of people living in Peninsula were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Nigeria, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Pakistan.

98.6% of people living in Peninsula speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% German, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% French, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Yoruba.

The religious make up of Peninsula is 65.0% Christian, 25.8% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.5% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist. 902 people did not state a religion. 55 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

52.2% of people are married, 11.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.4% are separated or divorced. There are 669 widowed people living in Peninsula.

The top occupations listed by people in Peninsula are Skilled trades 14.3%, Elementary 13.5%, Administrative and secretarial 13.2%, Elementary administration and service 11.1%, Associate professional and technical 10.8%, Professional 10.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Administrative 9.6%.