Taunton Eastgate Demographics (Taunton Deane, England)

Taunton Eastgate is a ward in Taunton Deane of South West, England and includes areas of Coal Orchard, Addison Grove, Tangier, Lyngford, Obridge, Firepool, Frieze Hill, Union Gate, Mountfields, Sherford, Haines Hill, Mountlands and Shoreditch.

In the 2011 census the population of Taunton Eastgate was 4,734 and is made up of approximately 48% females and 52% males.

The average age of people in Taunton Eastgate is 35, while the median age is lower at 31.

77.4% of people living in Taunton Eastgate were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 1.4% Wales, 1.4% Philippines, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.6% India, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Bangladesh.

85.9% of people living in Taunton Eastgate speak English. The other top languages spoken are 6.8% Polish, 1.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.7% Lithuanian, 0.5% Portuguese, 0.5% All other Chinese, 0.4% Slovak, 0.3% Romanian, 0.3% Albanian, 0.3% German.

The religious make up of Taunton Eastgate is 54.1% Christian, 34.2% No religion, 1.1% Muslim, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.2% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish. 367 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

30.4% of people are married, 18.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 31.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.2% are separated or divorced. There are 320 widowed people living in Taunton Eastgate.

The top occupations listed by people in Taunton Eastgate are Professional 16.7%, Elementary 13.1%, Associate professional and technical 12.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Sales and customer service 10.0%, Elementary administration and service 9.6%, Skilled trades 9.2%, Caring personal service 9.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.4%.