Windy Nook and Whitehills Demographics (Gateshead, England)

Windy Nook and Whitehills is a ward in Gateshead of North East, England and includes areas of South Wardley, Heworth, High Felling, Leam Lane, Whitehills Estate, Wardley Colliery, Wardley, Gateshead Fell, Leamlane Estate, Windy Nook, Follingsby, Whitehills, Felling, Blue Quarries, Leam Lane Estate and Upper Heworth.

In the 2011 census the population of Windy Nook and Whitehills was 9,781 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Windy Nook and Whitehills is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

96.6% of people living in Windy Nook and Whitehills were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Iran, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Wales, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.8% of people living in Windy Nook and Whitehills speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% French, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Kurdish, 0.1% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Windy Nook and Whitehills is 72.8% Christian, 20.5% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu. 558 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

44.2% of people are married, 11.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.4% are separated or divorced. There are 548 widowed people living in Windy Nook and Whitehills.

The top occupations listed by people in Windy Nook and Whitehills are Elementary 15.0%, Skilled trades 13.9%, Administrative and secretarial 13.9%, Elementary administration and service 12.8%, Sales and customer service 11.5%, Administrative 11.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.0%, Professional 9.7%, Sales 9.2%.