River Demographics (Medway, England)

River is a ward in Medway of South East, England and includes areas of Pembroke, Luton, Brompton Barracks, St. Marys Island and Troy Town.

In the 2011 census the population of River was 9,712 and is made up of approximately 46% females and 54% males.

The average age of people in River is 33, while the median age is lower at 29.

75.7% of people living in River were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.0% Scotland, 1.9% India, 1.2% Wales, 1.1% Nigeria, 0.9% Ireland, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.5% China.

88.7% of people living in River speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.7% Nepalese, 0.9% Polish, 0.5% Arabic, 0.5% Russian, 0.4% All other Chinese, 0.4% Turkish, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Slovak, 0.3% Tamil.

The religious make up of River is 53.3% Christian, 30.4% No religion, 3.6% Hindu, 3.1% Muslim, 1.0% Sikh, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 612 people did not state a religion. 60 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

38.2% of people are married, 12.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 2.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 30.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.3% are separated or divorced. There are 559 widowed people living in River.

The top occupations listed by people in River are Associate professional and technical 25.3%, Professional 16.1%, Protective service 14.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.7%, Elementary 9.5%, Administrative and secretarial 9.3%, Skilled trades 8.7%, Corporate managers and directors 8.5%, Elementary administration and service 8.0%, Sales and customer service 7.0%.