Ashdown Demographics (Hastings, England)

Ashdown is a ward in Hastings of South East, England and includes areas of Baldslow.

In the 2011 census the population of Ashdown was 6,245 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Ashdown is 41, while the median age is higher at 43.

92.7% of people living in Ashdown were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.6% India, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Philippines, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.5% of people living in Ashdown speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% French, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Ashdown is 61.4% Christian, 29.2% No religion, 0.9% Muslim, 0.5% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist. 430 people did not state a religion. 16 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.4% of people are married, 11.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 294 widowed people living in Ashdown.

The top occupations listed by people in Ashdown are Professional 16.0%, Administrative and secretarial 14.5%, Skilled trades 12.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.0%, Administrative 11.0%, Associate professional and technical 10.9%, Caring personal service 9.2%, Elementary 8.8%, Sales and customer service 8.4%.