Information about Newark and Sherwood

Population
122,959
Avg Annual Income
£43,577
Full Time Employees
28.29%
Average Age
44.25
Newark and Sherwood Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Newark and Sherwood is 122,959 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Newark and Sherwood is 62,458, and the female population is 60,498. 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 111,939, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 5,413. 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 (63,222), followed by No religion (50,655), 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 (26,200), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (17,841). 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 Newark and Sherwood area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (34,788), while 27,164 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 29,579 adults have Level 3 education, while 14,913 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Newark and Sherwood area are

  • Professional occupations (9033)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (7801), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (7048)

Age

The average age of people living in Newark and Sherwood is 44 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (19663), Between 55 to 64 (17468), and Between 45 to 54 (16951). 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 Newark and Sherwood has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (20,194) followed by Routine occupations (15,105), and Semi-routine occupations (12,594). 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 Newark and Sherwood over the years

Male Population of Newark and Sherwood over the years
Female Population of Newark and Sherwood over the years
Postcodes in Newark and Sherwood

The postcode district NG are associated with the Newark and Sherwood, and there are total 7 postcode areas (listed below). The Newark and Sherwood has a total of 2973 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaNewark and Sherwood
Ward

Balderton North & Coddington

Balderton South

Beacon

Bilsthorpe

Boughton

Bridge

Castle

Collingham

Devon

Dover Beck

Edwinstowe & Clipstone

Farndon & Fernwood

Farnsfield

Lowdham

Muskham

Ollerton

Rainworth North & Rufford

Rainworth South & Blidworth

Southwell

Sutton-on-Trent

Trent

LTLA22
UTLA22Nottinghamshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland