Information about Gateshead

Population
196,149
Avg Annual Income
£34,519
Full Time Employees
28.34%
Average Age
42.89
Gateshead Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Gateshead is 196,149 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Gateshead is 99,952, and the female population is 96,199. 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 177,131, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 5,277. 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 (99,572), followed by No religion (78,572), 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 (39,877), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (29,733). 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 Gateshead area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (55,589), while 39,133 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 45,246 adults have Level 3 education, while 22,280 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Gateshead area are

  • Professional occupations (16612)
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (11006), and
  • Elementary occupations (9469)

Age

The average age of people living in Gateshead is 43 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (32352), Between 55 to 64 (26796), and Between 45 to 54 (25996). 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 Gateshead has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (29,874) followed by Routine occupations (23,659), and Semi-routine occupations (22,262). 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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Population of Gateshead over the years

Male Population of Gateshead over the years
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Postcodes in Gateshead

The postcode district DH, NE are associated with the Gateshead, and there are total 11 postcode areas (listed below). The Gateshead has a total of 5180 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaGateshead
Ward

Birtley

Blaydon

Bridges

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

Chowdene

Crawcrook and Greenside

Deckham

Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Dunston and Teams

Felling

High Fell

Lamesley

Lobley Hill and Bensham

Low Fell

Pelaw and Heworth

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella

Saltwell

Wardley and Leam Lane

Whickham North

Whickham South and Sunniside

Windy Nook and Whitehills

Winlaton and High Spen

LTLA22
UTLA22Gateshead
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland