Low Fell Demographics (Gateshead, England)

Low Fell is a ward in Gateshead of North East, England and includes areas of Low Fell, Chowdene Estate, High Fell, Deckham, Carr Hill, Sheriff Hill, Blue Quarries, Pimlico, Chowdene, Lyndhurst Estate, Eighton, Lyndhurst, Beacon Lough East, Beacon Lough Estate and Beacon Lough.

In the 2011 census the population of Low Fell was 8,636 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

93.9% of people living in Low Fell were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.2% Scotland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% India, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Iran.

98.6% of people living in Low Fell speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% French, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian.

The religious make up of Low Fell is 70.3% Christian, 22.1% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 487 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.6% of people are married, 11.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 375 widowed people living in Low Fell.

The top occupations listed by people in Low Fell are Professional 26.4%, Associate professional and technical 14.7%, Administrative and secretarial 13.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.1%, Administrative 10.6%, Skilled trades 9.3%, Sales and customer service 8.3%, Teaching and educational professionals 7.9%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 7.9%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.6%.