Heath Demographics (Maidstone, England)

Heath is a ward in Maidstone of South East, England and includes areas of East Farleigh and Barming.

In the 2011 census the population of Heath was 6,053 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Heath is 36, while the median age is lower at 35.

84.6% of people living in Heath were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.2% India, 1.0% Scotland, 0.8% Philippines, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.6% South Africa, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Sri Lanka, 0.4% Zimbabwe.

92.7% of people living in Heath speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.3% Nepalese, 1.0% Malayalam, 0.5% Polish, 0.5% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.4% Tamil, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% French, 0.3% Urdu, 0.2% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Heath is 59.9% Christian, 27.8% No religion, 2.5% Hindu, 1.7% Muslim, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 385 people did not state a religion. 27 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.1% of people are married, 13.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.2% are separated or divorced. There are 266 widowed people living in Heath.

The top occupations listed by people in Heath are Professional 21.8%, Associate professional and technical 14.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.1%, Elementary 10.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.3%, Skilled trades 9.1%, Elementary administration and service 8.9%, Health professionals 8.7%, Administrative 8.7%.