Information about Arun

Population
164,887
Avg Annual Income
£39,058
Full Time Employees
24.48%
Average Age
47.35
Arun Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Arun is 164,887 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Arun is 85,430, and the female population is 79,459. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 146,178, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 10,431. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (85,922), followed by No religion (65,762), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (33,371), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (26,510). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the Arun area mentioned they are Retired (44,570), while 40,366 adults mentioned they are Employee: Full-time.

Education

Regarding education, 36,839 adults have Level 3 education, while 21,323 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Arun area are

  • Professional occupations (10532)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (9715), and
  • Skilled trades occupations (9244)

Age

The average age of people living in Arun is 47 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (23778), Between 75 to 100 (23602), and Between 65 to 74 (23283). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Arun has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (28,521) followed by Semi-routine occupations (19,218), and Small employers and own account workers (18,167). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)

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Postcodes in Arun

The postcode district PO, BN are associated with the Arun, and there are total 9 postcode areas (listed below). The Arun has a total of 4949 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaArun
Ward

Aldwick East

Aldwick West

Angmering & Findon

Arundel & Walberton

Barnham

Beach

Bersted

Brookfield

Courtwick with Toddington

East Preston

Felpham East

Felpham West

Ferring

Hotham

Marine

Middleton-on-Sea

Orchard

Pagham

Pevensey

River

Rustington East

Rustington West

Yapton

LTLA22
UTLA22West Sussex
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland