Rushmere Demographics (Ipswich, England)

Rushmere is a ward in Ipswich of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Rushmere was 8,324 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Rushmere is 39, while the median age is also 39.

90.2% of people living in Rushmere were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Bangladesh, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% India, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% United States, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Hong Kong .

95.6% of people living in Rushmere speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% Bengali, 0.6% Polish, 0.4% Portuguese, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.2% Turkish, 0.2% Romanian, 0.2% Persian/Farsi, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.1% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Rushmere is 57.7% Christian, 30.0% No religion, 2.9% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 670 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.7% of people are married, 11.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 405 widowed people living in Rushmere.

The top occupations listed by people in Rushmere are Professional 18.0%, Administrative and secretarial 12.6%, Skilled trades 11.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.3%, Associate professional and technical 11.1%, Elementary 10.8%, Administrative 9.9%, Sales and customer service 9.6%, Elementary administration and service 9.6%, Caring personal service 9.3%.