Canvey Island West Demographics (Castle Point, England)

Canvey Island West is a ward in Castle Point of East of England, England and includes areas of Hole Haven, Canvey Village, Charfleets Industrial Estate, Dutch Village and Thames Estuary Industrial Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Canvey Island West was 5,053 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Canvey Island West is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

95.6% of people living in Canvey Island West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Sri Lanka.

99.1% of people living in Canvey Island West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Gujarati.

The religious make up of Canvey Island West is 62.7% Christian, 28.8% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh. 329 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.2% of people are married, 12.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.9% are separated or divorced. There are 268 widowed people living in Canvey Island West.

The top occupations listed by people in Canvey Island West are Skilled trades 17.3%, Administrative and secretarial 14.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.6%, Elementary 10.8%, Associate professional and technical 10.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.8%, Administrative 9.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.5%, Skilled construction and building trades 8.5%, Elementary administration and service 8.2%.