Lamesley Demographics (Gateshead, England)

Lamesley is a ward in Gateshead of North East, England and includes areas of Birtley, Barley Mow, Elisabethville, Lady Park, Lobley Hill, Kibblesworth, Kibblesworth Village, Team Valley Trading Estate, Lamesley, Old Ravensworth, Team Valley, Lobley Hill Estate, High Team, Whickham Hill, Wrekenton, Allerdene, Springwell Estate, Galloping Green, Springwell Village, Springwell, Low Eighton, Harlow Green, Eighton Banks and Allerdene Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Lamesley was 8,862 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Lamesley is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

96.0% of people living in Lamesley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Iran, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% India, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Pakistan.

98.8% of people living in Lamesley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Arabic.

The religious make up of Lamesley is 70.2% Christian, 23.0% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu. 466 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

44.6% of people are married, 13.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.7% are separated or divorced. There are 520 widowed people living in Lamesley.

The top occupations listed by people in Lamesley are Administrative and secretarial 13.6%, Elementary 12.4%, Skilled trades 12.0%, Professional 11.9%, Sales and customer service 11.3%, Administrative 11.0%, Elementary administration and service 10.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.1%, Associate professional and technical 10.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.3%.