The population of Medway is 279,773 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Medway is 142,646, and the female population is 137,127. 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 218,953, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 13,710. 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 (126,097), followed by No religion (120,309), 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 (51,808), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (38,410). 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 Medway area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (80,834), while 43,599 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 57,016 adults have Does not apply education, while 35,426 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Medway area are
The average age of people living in Medway is 40 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (53663), Between 25 to 34 (38709), and Between 35 to 44 (37943). 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 Medway has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (43,535) followed by Intermediate occupations (29,481), and Routine occupations (28,888). 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 | Medway |
| Ward | Chatham Central Cuxton and Halling Gillingham North Gillingham South Hempstead and Wigmore Lordswood and Capstone Luton and Wayfield Peninsula Princes Park Rainham Central Rainham North Rainham South River Rochester East Rochester South and Horsted Rochester West Strood North Strood Rural Strood South Twydall Walderslade Watling |
| LTLA22 | |
| UTLA22 | Medway |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |