Gorleston Demographics (Great Yarmouth, England)

Gorleston is a ward in Great Yarmouth of East of England, England and includes areas of Gorleston.

In the 2011 census the population of Gorleston was 5,548 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Gorleston is 43, while the median age is higher at 44.

89.3% of people living in Gorleston were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.2% India, 0.8% Wales, 0.5% Philippines, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa.

96.2% of people living in Gorleston speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.4% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.1% All other languages, 0.1% German, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Urdu.

The religious make up of Gorleston is 61.4% Christian, 28.2% No religion, 1.0% Muslim, 0.6% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 397 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

48.8% of people are married, 10.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.4% are separated or divorced. There are 326 widowed people living in Gorleston.

The top occupations listed by people in Gorleston are Professional 19.2%, Skilled trades 11.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.6%, Associate professional and technical 11.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.7%, Elementary 10.4%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Elementary administration and service 9.8%, Caring personal service 8.8%, Health professionals 8.5%.