The population of Reading is 174,223 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Reading is 87,382, and the female population is 86,842. 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 93,167, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 20,999. 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 (68,988), followed by No religion (63,287), 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 (34,684), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (21,772). 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 Reading area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (58,258), while 19,262 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 57,149 adults have Level 3 education, while 15,070 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Reading area are
The average age of people living in Reading is 37 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (30971), Between 25 to 34 (30212), and Between 35 to 44 (27414). 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 Reading has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (27,262) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (23,551), and Full-time students (16,026). 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 | Reading |
| Ward | Abbey Battle Caversham Caversham Heights Church Coley Emmer Green Katesgrove Kentwood Norcot Park Redlands Southcote Thames Tilehurst Whitley |
| LTLA22 | |
| UTLA22 | Reading |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |