Reigate and Banstead Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Reigate and Banstead was 137,835 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Reigate and Banstead is 40, while the median age is also 40.

85.0% of people living in Reigate and Banstead were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 1.0% Wales, 0.9% India, 0.9% Ireland, 0.8% South Africa, 0.4% Pakistan, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Sri Lanka.

95.0% of people living in Reigate and Banstead speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% French, 0.3% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Italian.

The religious make up of Reigate and Banstead is 61.9% Christian, 25.8% No religion, 1.9% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 10,134 people did not state a religion. 455 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 14 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

51.2% of people are married, 11.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.4% are separated or divorced. There are 6,184 widowed people living in Reigate and Banstead.

The top occupations listed by people in Reigate and Banstead are Professional 20.6%, Associate professional and technical 15.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.8%, Administrative and secretarial 12.8%, Skilled trades 9.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.4%, Corporate managers and directors 9.4%, Business and public service associate professionals 9.2%, Administrative 9.2%, Elementary 7.1%.