Neston Demographics (Cheshire West and Chester, England)

Neston is a ward in Cheshire West and Chester of North West, England and includes areas of Little Neston.

In the 2011 census the population of Neston was 4,329 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

90.9% of people living in Neston were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.7% Wales, 1.5% Scotland, 0.8% Ireland, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Kenya, 0.1% South America, 0.1% South Africa.

98.2% of people living in Neston speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% East Asian Language, 0.2% Turkish, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% French.

The religious make up of Neston is 69.5% Christian, 21.4% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Humanist. 311 people did not state a religion. 20 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.8% of people are married, 10.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.4% are separated or divorced. There are 332 widowed people living in Neston.

The top occupations listed by people in Neston are Professional 17.3%, Elementary 12.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.4%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Elementary administration and service 10.9%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Associate professional and technical 9.6%, Caring personal service 9.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.9%, Sales and customer service 8.9%.