The population of Northumberland is 320,566 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Northumberland is 163,989, and the female population is 156,578. 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 308,015, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 3,864. 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 (170,668), followed by No religion (128,703), 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 (71,280), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (49,905). 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 Northumberland area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (81,955), while 81,177 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 82,653 adults have Level 3 education, while 38,873 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Northumberland area are
The average age of people living in Northumberland is 46 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 55 to 64 (50533), Below 14 (48330), and Between 65 to 74 (45559). 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 Northumberland has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (54,620) followed by Semi-routine occupations (34,689), and Routine occupations (32,855). 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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The postcode district DH, NE, TD, CA are associated with the Northumberland, and there are total 35 postcode areas (listed below). The Northumberland has a total of 13483 postcodes overall.
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Area | Northumberland |
| Ward | Alnwick Amble Amble West with Warkworth Ashington Central Bamburgh Bedlington Central Bedlington East Bedlington West Bellingham Berwick East Berwick North Berwick West with Ord Bothal Bywell Choppington College Corbridge Cowpen Cramlington East Cramlington Eastfield Cramlington North Cramlington South East Cramlington Village Cramlington West Croft Druridge Bay Haltwhistle Hartley Haydon Haydon and Hadrian Hexham Central with Acomb Hexham East Hexham West Hirst Holywell Humshaugh Isabella Kitty Brewster Longhorsley Longhoughton Lynemouth Morpeth Kirkhill Morpeth North Morpeth Stobhill Newbiggin Central and East Newsham Norham and Islandshires Pegswood Plessey Ponteland East and Stannington Ponteland North Ponteland South with Heddon Ponteland West Prudhoe North Prudhoe South Rothbury Seaton with Newbiggin West Seghill with Seaton Delaval Shilbottle Sleekburn South Blyth South Tynedale Stakeford Stocksfield and Broomhaugh Wensleydale Wooler |
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| UTLA22 | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |