Simonside and Rekendyke Demographics (South Tyneside, England)

Simonside and Rekendyke is a ward in South Tyneside of North East, England and includes areas of Laygate, Holburn, Templetown, Simonside, Biddick Hall, Brockley Whins, Biddick Hall Estate, Brockley Whinns, Simonside Industrial Estate and Brockley Whins Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Simonside and Rekendyke was 8,628 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Simonside and Rekendyke is 40, while the median age is also 40.

91.7% of people living in Simonside and Rekendyke were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 1.1% Bangladesh, 0.5% India, 0.4% Pakistan, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% China, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Iran, 0.1% Nigeria.

95.5% of people living in Simonside and Rekendyke speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Bengali, 1.1% Arabic, 0.3% Urdu, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Kurdish, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Simonside and Rekendyke is 61.8% Christian, 25.8% No religion, 5.3% Muslim, 0.4% Sikh, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist. 442 people did not state a religion. 33 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

32.3% of people are married, 9.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 33.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 13.9% are separated or divorced. There are 788 widowed people living in Simonside and Rekendyke.

The top occupations listed by people in Simonside and Rekendyke are Elementary 15.1%, Skilled trades 13.9%, Elementary administration and service 12.7%, Sales and customer service 12.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.5%, Associate professional and technical 9.9%, Sales 9.6%, Administrative 9.1%.