Lowdham Demographics (Newark and Sherwood, England)

Lowdham is a ward in Newark and Sherwood of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Lowdham, Bleasby, Caythorpe, Gonalston, Gunthorpe, Thurgarton and Hoveringham.

In the 2011 census the population of Lowdham was 5,614 and is made up of approximately 44% females and 56% males.

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

91.6% of people living in Lowdham were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Jamaica, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% Nigeria, 0.2% Australia, 0.1% India.

97.7% of people living in Lowdham speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Urdu.

The religious make up of Lowdham is 65.0% Christian, 22.5% No religion, 2.8% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 441 people did not state a religion. 23 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.9% of people are married, 9.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.1% are separated or divorced. There are 185 widowed people living in Lowdham.

The top occupations listed by people in Lowdham are Professional 20.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.2%, Elementary 12.4%, Associate professional and technical 12.3%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Elementary administration and service 11.0%, Corporate managers and directors 10.4%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Administrative 7.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 6.5%.