Charing Demographics (Ashford, England)

Charing is a ward in Ashford of South East, England and includes areas of Charing Heath, Calehill Park, Charing, Pluckley, Little Chart and Charing Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Charing was 2,356 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Charing is 48, while the median age is higher at 51.

91.7% of people living in Charing were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Australia, 0.1% Hong Kong .

98.5% of people living in Charing speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% French, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Turkish.

The religious make up of Charing is 70.0% Christian, 20.2% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish. 196 people did not state a religion. 4 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.9% of people are married, 9.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 116 widowed people living in Charing.

The top occupations listed by people in Charing are Professional 18.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 17.3%, Associate professional and technical 13.2%, Skilled trades 12.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.0%, Corporate managers and directors 10.7%, Elementary 8.9%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.8%, Administrative 7.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.2%.