Eastbourne Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Eastbourne was 99,412 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Eastbourne is 43, while the median age is also 43.

85.2% of people living in Eastbourne were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.9% Ireland, 0.5% India, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South America, 0.3% Zimbabwe.

93.8% of people living in Eastbourne speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Polish, 0.7% Portuguese, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.3% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% French, 0.2% German, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Italian.

The religious make up of Eastbourne is 59.6% Christian, 28.6% No religion, 1.5% Muslim, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 7,966 people did not state a religion. 406 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 5 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

42.2% of people are married, 11.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.1% are separated or divorced. There are 7,003 widowed people living in Eastbourne.

The top occupations listed by people in Eastbourne are Professional 16.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.3%, Skilled trades 12.1%, Associate professional and technical 11.6%, Elementary 11.5%, Elementary administration and service 10.4%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.0%, Sales and customer service 9.9%, Caring personal service 9.3%.