Ratton Demographics (Eastbourne, England)

Ratton is a ward in Eastbourne of South East, England and includes areas of Lower Willingdon, Willingdon, Upperton, Rodmill, Summerlands, Chalk Farm, Ratton Park, Coopers Hill, Ratton Village and Ratton.

In the 2011 census the population of Ratton was 9,694 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Ratton is 49, while the median age is higher at 52.

86.5% of people living in Ratton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 1.2% Wales, 1.1% India, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Philippines, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Sri Lanka, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% South America.

95.6% of people living in Ratton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Portuguese, 0.4% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Sinhala, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.2% French, 0.2% South Asian Language, 0.1% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Ratton is 66.4% Christian, 21.3% No religion, 1.5% Muslim, 0.9% Hindu, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.1% Sikh. 806 people did not state a religion. 26 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

53.7% of people are married, 8.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.6% are separated or divorced. There are 510 widowed people living in Ratton.

The top occupations listed by people in Ratton are Professional 21.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Associate professional and technical 11.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.2%, Skilled trades 11.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.8%, Health professionals 9.5%, Administrative 9.1%, Caring personal service 8.6%, Elementary 8.5%.