Parkhurst Demographics (Isle of Wight, England)

Parkhurst is a ward in Isle of Wight of South East, England and includes areas of Gunville, Little London, Forest Side, Riverway Ind Est, Dodnor Ind Est, Parkhurst Prison, Hunny Hill, Albany Prison, Parkhurst Forest, Camp Hill, Marks Corner and Carisbrooke.

In the 2011 census the population of Parkhurst was 5,047 and is made up of approximately 34% females and 66% males.

The average age of people in Parkhurst is 38, while the median age is higher at 39.

89.0% of people living in Parkhurst were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Wales, 1.1% Scotland, 0.8% Philippines, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% India, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Jamaica, 0.3% Bangladesh, 0.2% Somalia.

96.2% of people living in Parkhurst speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.4% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% French, 0.3% Bengali, 0.2% Romanian, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Turkish, 0.1% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Parkhurst is 55.0% Christian, 30.9% No religion, 2.0% Muslim, 1.5% Buddhist, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 364 people did not state a religion. 33 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

47.3% of people are married, 14.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.8% are separated or divorced. There are 183 widowed people living in Parkhurst.

The top occupations listed by people in Parkhurst are Elementary 17.0%, Skilled trades 15.2%, Elementary administration and service 14.4%, Professional 13.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.0%, Associate professional and technical 10.7%, Caring personal service 9.4%, Sales and customer service 9.3%, Sales 8.4%, Administrative and secretarial 7.9%.