Ryde East Demographics (Isle of Wight, England)

Ryde East is a ward in Isle of Wight of South East, England and includes areas of High Park, Appley, Oakfield, Westridge, Pondwell, Eastfield, Carpenters, Appley Estate, Bartlett's Green, St. Helens, Woodlands Vale and Elmfield.

In the 2011 census the population of Ryde East was 3,651 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

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

93.0% of people living in Ryde East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% United States.

99.2% of people living in Ryde East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Ryde East is 60.3% Christian, 31.2% No religion, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Hindu. 253 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.2% of people are married, 13.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.1% are separated or divorced. There are 205 widowed people living in Ryde East.

The top occupations listed by people in Ryde East are Skilled trades 16.0%, Professional 13.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.7%, Elementary 11.4%, Administrative and secretarial 10.7%, Associate professional and technical 10.1%, Caring personal service 9.7%, Elementary administration and service 9.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.5%, Sales and customer service 9.1%.