North East Lincolnshire Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of North East Lincolnshire was 159,616 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in North East Lincolnshire is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

93.7% of people living in North East Lincolnshire were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% China, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% North Africa.

97.7% of people living in North East Lincolnshire speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Polish, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Kurdish, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of North East Lincolnshire is 60.7% Christian, 29.9% No religion, 0.8% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 11,484 people did not state a religion. 624 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 18 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

44.4% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.0% are separated or divorced. There are 10,041 widowed people living in North East Lincolnshire.

The top occupations listed by people in North East Lincolnshire are Process, plant and machine operatives 14.9%, Elementary 13.9%, Skilled trades 12.9%, Elementary administration and service 11.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.4%, Professional 10.4%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Associate professional and technical 9.7%, Sales and customer service 9.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.7%.