Canvey Island East Demographics (Castle Point, England)

Canvey Island East is a ward in Castle Point of East of England, England and includes areas of Furtherwick and Leigh Beck.

In the 2011 census the population of Canvey Island East was 6,315 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Canvey Island East is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

95.2% of people living in Canvey Island East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% South America, 0.1% Bangladesh.

99.2% of people living in Canvey Island East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Turkish, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Canvey Island East is 62.5% Christian, 28.3% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu. 467 people did not state a religion. 15 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.0% of people are married, 11.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.2% are separated or divorced. There are 334 widowed people living in Canvey Island East.

The top occupations listed by people in Canvey Island East are Skilled trades 17.7%, Administrative and secretarial 15.6%, Administrative 11.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.0%, Elementary 10.7%, Associate professional and technical 10.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.8%, Elementary administration and service 9.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.8%, Sales and customer service 8.7%.