Meads Demographics (Eastbourne, England)

Meads is a ward in Eastbourne of South East, England and includes areas of Beachy Head and Meads.

In the 2011 census the population of Meads was 10,725 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Meads is 50, while the median age is higher at 52.

77.7% of people living in Meads were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.2% Scotland, 1.3% Wales, 1.3% Ireland, 0.9% Hong Kong , 0.8% China, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% India, 0.5% Iran, 0.5% South America.

90.6% of people living in Meads speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.4% Polish, 1.0% All other Chinese, 0.7% Spanish, 0.7% Portuguese, 0.6% German, 0.5% Russian, 0.5% French, 0.3% Cantonese Chinese, 0.3% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Meads is 61.7% Christian, 26.6% No religion, 1.1% Muslim, 0.6% Jewish, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Sikh. 820 people did not state a religion. 44 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

37.8% of people are married, 10.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.3% are separated or divorced. There are 799 widowed people living in Meads.

The top occupations listed by people in Meads are Professional 23.0%, Associate professional and technical 13.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.3%, Elementary 12.0%, Elementary administration and service 11.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.5%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 9.1%, Teaching and educational professionals 9.1%, Skilled trades 9.0%.