Ashurst Wood - Demography

Demography

At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, there were 2,784 residents in the ward of Ashurst Wood, which includes the parish plus the south east section of the East Grinstead parish. As of 2001, Ashurst Wood is slightly less diverse ethnically than the national average. 96.5% of the village residents are white, 1.6% are of mixed race, 1% Asian, 0.1% Black, 0.4% Chinese and 0.4% are of other ethnicity. The village is fractionally more diverse than the regional average. The mean age for residents of the village is 39 and the median age is 38. Figures released in 2006 and 2007 show that crime in the village is lower than the national averages. There are zero robberies per one thousand people, 4.7 burglaries per thousand and 7.5 vehicle thefts per thousand.

For the Census 2001, the people of Ashurst Wood indicated their religion. 71.8% stated their religion as Christian, 0.43% as Buddhist, 0.32% as Hindu, 0.36% as Jewish, 1.26% as Muslim, 0% as Sikh, 1.04% as other religions, 17.28% indicated they had no religion and 7.51% did not state their religion. The majority of residents are economically active. 43.91% and 14.12% of the population are in full and part-time employment. 12.08% of residents are self-employed and 1.28% are unemployed. This figure is lower than the local, regional and national percentages of unemployment. Economically inactive residents are made up of 13.1% retired, 3.28% students, 5.22% looking after their home or family, 2.1% permanently sick or disabled and 1.94% are economically inactive for other reasons.