Kessingland Demographics (Waveney, England)

Kessingland is a ward in Waveney of East of England, England and includes areas of Gisleham, Pakefield, Kessingland Beach and Kessingland.

In the 2011 census the population of Kessingland was 5,105 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Kessingland is 46, while the median age is higher at 48.

94.8% of people living in Kessingland were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Bangladesh, 0.1% China.

99.0% of people living in Kessingland speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% German, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Kessingland is 64.8% Christian, 26.1% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 382 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.4% of people are married, 11.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.2% are separated or divorced. There are 287 widowed people living in Kessingland.

The top occupations listed by people in Kessingland are Skilled trades 16.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.8%, Elementary 11.7%, Professional 10.9%, Associate professional and technical 10.7%, Caring personal service 10.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.8%, Administrative and secretarial 9.7%, Elementary administration and service 9.2%.