Shildon East Demographics (County Durham, England)

Shildon East is a ward in County Durham of North East, England and includes areas of Middridge, Jubilee Estate, Old Eldon and East Thickley.

In the 2011 census the population of Shildon East was 8,800 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Shildon East is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

94.5% of people living in Shildon East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.1% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% India, 0.1% Sri Lanka, 0.1% Nigeria, 0.1% China.

99.1% of people living in Shildon East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.1% British sign language.

The religious make up of Shildon East is 70.5% Christian, 22.9% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 472 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.7% of people are married, 12.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.9% are separated or divorced. There are 589 widowed people living in Shildon East.

The top occupations listed by people in Shildon East are Elementary 13.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.4%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.0%, Administrative and secretarial 11.0%, Professional 10.4%, Associate professional and technical 10.2%, Elementary administration and service 10.2%, Sales and customer service 9.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.1%.