The population of Wealden is 160,152 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Wealden is 83,014, and the female population is 77,137. 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 146,968, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 5,248. 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 (79,239), followed by No religion (67,386), 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 (35,828), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (23,388). 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 Wealden area mentioned they are Retired (39,413), while 38,352 adults mentioned they are Employee: Full-time.
Regarding education, 43,548 adults have Level 3 education, while 20,838 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Wealden area are
The average age of people living in Wealden is 47 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (24685), Between 55 to 64 (24275), and Between 45 to 54 (22114). 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 Wealden has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (30,410) followed by Small employers and own account workers (21,904), and Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (19,770). 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 | Wealden |
| Ward | Arlington Buxted Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron Crowborough Central Crowborough Jarvis Brook Crowborough North Crowborough South East Crowborough South West Crowborough St Johns Danehill & Fletching Forest Row Framfield & Cross-in-Hand Frant & Wadhurst Hadlow Down & Rotherfield Hailsham Central Hailsham East Hailsham North Hailsham North West Hailsham South Hailsham West Hartfield Heathfield North Heathfield South Hellingly Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels Horam & Punnetts Town Lower Willingdon Maresfield Mayfield & Five Ashes Pevensey Bay Polegate Central Polegate North Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill South Downs Stone Cross Uckfield East Uckfield New Town Uckfield North Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted Upper Willingdon Withyham |
| LTLA22 | |
| UTLA22 | East Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |