The population of Isle of Wight is 140,459 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Isle of Wight is 72,370, and the female population is 68,089. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.
According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 131,697, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 3,550. 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 (67,005), followed by No religion (61,721), 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
As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (28,569), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (23,476). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.
Most people in the Isle of Wight area mentioned they are Retired (39,723), while 29,177 adults mentioned they are Employee: Full-time.
Regarding education, 32,783 adults have Level 3 education, while 17,501 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Isle of Wight area are
The average age of people living in Isle of Wight is 48 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 65 to 74 (21684), Between 55 to 64 (21650), and Below 14 (19464). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.
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 Isle of Wight has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (23,779) followed by Semi-routine occupations (18,260), and Small employers and own account workers (17,090). 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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| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Area | Isle of Wight |
| Ward | Bembridge Binstead & Fishbourne Brading & St Helens Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet Carisbrooke & Gunville Central Rural Chale, Niton & Shorwell Cowes Medina Cowes North Cowes South & Northwood Cowes West & Gurnard East Cowes Fairlee & Whippingham Freshwater North & Yarmouth Freshwater South Haylands & Swanmore Lake North Lake South Mountjoy & Shide Nettlestone & Seaview Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey Newport Central Newport West Osborne Pan & Barton Parkhurst & Hunnyhill Ryde Appley & Elmfield Ryde Monktonmead Ryde North West Ryde South East Ryde West Sandown North Sandown South Shanklin Central Shanklin South Totland & Colwell Ventnor & St Lawrence Wootton Bridge Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch |
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| UTLA22 | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |