Information about Ipswich

Population
139,643
Avg Annual Income
£41,025
Full Time Employees
29.07%
Average Age
39.88
Ipswich Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Ipswich is 139,643 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Ipswich is 70,326, and the female population is 69,316. 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 104,208, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 11,943. 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 No religion (63,256), followed by Christian (58,898), 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 (26,896), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (20,605). 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 Ipswich area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (40,596), while 21,884 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 29,295 adults have Level 3 education, while 16,100 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Ipswich area are

  • Professional occupations (11334)
  • Elementary occupations (8783), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (7906)

Age

The average age of people living in Ipswich is 40 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (26177), Between 25 to 34 (20710), and Between 35 to 44 (19577). 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 Ipswich has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (20,730) followed by Routine occupations (17,849), and Semi-routine occupations (16,002). 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 Ipswich over the years

Male Population of Ipswich over the years
Female Population of Ipswich over the years
Postcodes in Ipswich

The postcode district IP are associated with the Ipswich, and there are total 4 postcode areas (listed below). The Ipswich has a total of 3294 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaIpswich
Ward

Alexandra

Bixley

Bridge

Castle Hill

Gainsborough

Gipping

Holywells

Priory Heath

Rushmere

Sprites

St John's

St Margaret's

Stoke Park

Westgate

Whitehouse

Whitton

LTLA22
UTLA22Suffolk
RegionEast of England
CountryEngland