Washington East Demographics (Sunderland, England)

Washington East is a ward in Sunderland of North East, England and includes areas of Pattinson, Barmston, High Barmston, Washington District 13, Washington District 15, Washington District 8, Middle Barmston, Washington Staiths, Teal Farm, Swan Industrial Estate, Pattinson Industrial Estate North, Pattinson Industrial Estate, Fatfield Village and Barmston Village.

In the 2011 census the population of Washington East was 10,772 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Washington East is 40, while the median age is higher at 42.

94.1% of people living in Washington East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 0.7% India, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% China.

98.2% of people living in Washington East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Panjabi, 0.3% Bengali, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Washington East is 69.3% Christian, 23.1% No religion, 0.9% Muslim, 0.6% Sikh, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist. 549 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.7% of people are married, 10.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.1% are separated or divorced. There are 531 widowed people living in Washington East.

The top occupations listed by people in Washington East are Professional 15.1%, Administrative and secretarial 14.3%, Administrative 11.7%, Elementary 11.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.9%, Associate professional and technical 10.6%, Sales and customer service 10.1%, Skilled trades 10.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.8%, Elementary administration and service 9.5%.