The population of Newcastle upon Tyne is 300,127 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Newcastle upon Tyne is 151,802, and the female population is 148,323. 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 223,567, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 13,177. 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 (124,009), followed by No religion (122,485), 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 (56,768), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (40,169). 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 Newcastle upon Tyne area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (73,078), while 42,993 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 86,063 adults have Level 3 education, while 25,891 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Newcastle upon Tyne area are
The average age of people living in Newcastle upon Tyne is 38 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 15 to 24 (60000), Below 14 (48760), and Between 25 to 34 (44637). 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 Newcastle upon Tyne has Full-time students (46,880) followed by Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (39,393), and Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (29,472). 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 | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Ward | Arthur's Hill Benwell & Scotswood Blakelaw Byker Callerton & Throckley Castle Chapel Dene & South Gosforth Denton & Westerhope Elswick Fawdon & West Gosforth Gosforth Heaton Kenton Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall Lemington Manor Park Monument North Jesmond Ouseburn Parklands South Jesmond Walker Walkergate West Fenham Wingrove |
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| UTLA22 | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |