Abbey Demographics (Swale, England)

Abbey is a ward in Swale of South East, England and includes areas of Goodnestone, Ospringe, Brogdale, Homestall, Macknade, Tinbridge, Preston Village, Millfield Estate, North Preston Estate, Davington Hill and Davington.

In the 2011 census the population of Abbey was 6,084 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Abbey is 40, while the median age is lower at 38.

90.2% of people living in Abbey were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% United States, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Australia, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

96.7% of people living in Abbey speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Polish, 0.3% Romanian, 0.3% Turkish, 0.2% French, 0.2% Bulgarian, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% German, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Abbey is 59.7% Christian, 29.8% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish. 464 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

40.2% of people are married, 16.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.8% are separated or divorced. There are 395 widowed people living in Abbey.

The top occupations listed by people in Abbey are Professional 18.5%, Associate professional and technical 12.2%, Skilled trades 12.0%, Elementary 11.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.2%, Administrative and secretarial 9.3%, Elementary administration and service 9.3%, Caring personal service 8.2%, Sales and customer service 7.9%.