Westbrook Demographics (Thanet, England)

Westbrook is a ward in Thanet of South East, England and includes areas of Hartsdown, Garlinge and Dent De Lion.

In the 2011 census the population of Westbrook was 4,126 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Westbrook is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

89.3% of people living in Westbrook were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Ireland, 1.0% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% India, 0.3% Bangladesh, 0.3% China, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Zimbabwe.

95.6% of people living in Westbrook speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.9% Polish, 0.3% French, 0.3% Turkish, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Latvian, 0.2% Russian, 0.2% British sign language, 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Westbrook is 64.0% Christian, 25.6% No religion, 1.6% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Humanist. 286 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.4% of people are married, 11.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.9% are separated or divorced. There are 246 widowed people living in Westbrook.

The top occupations listed by people in Westbrook are Professional 15.0%, Skilled trades 14.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.7%, Administrative and secretarial 11.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.6%, Caring personal service 10.4%, Elementary 10.1%, Elementary administration and service 8.5%, Sales and customer service 7.8%.