Upperton Demographics (Eastbourne, England)

Upperton is a ward in Eastbourne of South East, England and includes areas of Upperton, Rodmill, Ocklynge, Old Town and Motcombe.

In the 2011 census the population of Upperton was 10,464 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Upperton is 48, while the median age is lower at 47.

81.7% of people living in Upperton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Scotland, 1.3% Ireland, 1.2% Wales, 0.7% South Africa, 0.7% India, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Australia, 0.3% Iran.

92.8% of people living in Upperton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.7% Polish, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% German, 0.4% Portuguese, 0.4% French, 0.3% Persian/Farsi, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Malayalam.

The religious make up of Upperton is 59.6% Christian, 27.6% No religion, 1.0% Muslim, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Atheist, 0.1% Humanist. 941 people did not state a religion. 62 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

34.0% of people are married, 12.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 28.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 13.0% are separated or divorced. There are 873 widowed people living in Upperton.

The top occupations listed by people in Upperton are Professional 22.0%, Associate professional and technical 13.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.3%, Skilled trades 10.4%, Administrative and secretarial 10.1%, Elementary 8.8%, Caring personal service 8.4%, Elementary administration and service 7.9%, Sales and customer service 7.9%.