Rotherham East Demographics (Rotherham, England)

Rotherham East is a ward in Rotherham of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Eastwood Trading Estate, East Dene and Eastwood.

In the 2011 census the population of Rotherham East was 14,146 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Rotherham East is 35, while the median age is lower at 33.

80.9% of people living in Rotherham East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 5.5% Pakistan, 0.7% Zimbabwe, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% North Africa, 0.4% Iran, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% China, 0.2% Wales.

84.3% of people living in Rotherham East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.4% Slovak, 2.4% Urdu, 2.0% Panjabi, 1.3% Arabic, 1.2% Czech, 0.8% Polish, 0.7% Pakistani Pahari, 0.6% Lithuanian, 0.4% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Rotherham East is 51.6% Christian, 22.1% No religion, 17.7% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Hindu. 1,052 people did not state a religion. 16 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

37.8% of people are married, 12.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.5% are separated or divorced. There are 852 widowed people living in Rotherham East.

The top occupations listed by people in Rotherham East are Elementary 20.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 16.4%, Elementary administration and service 15.7%, Sales and customer service 12.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.3%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Caring personal service 10.3%, Sales 10.2%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 9.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.5%.