Demography
| Ditton compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Ditton ward | Tonbridge and Malling borough | England |
| Population | 4,753 | 107,561 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 3.3% | 4.6% | 9.2% |
| White | 98.3% | 98.3% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.2% | 0.1% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 79.4% | 76.1% | 71.7% |
| Muslim | 0.4% | 0.3% | 3.1% |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| No religion | 12.2% | 15% | 14.6% |
| Unemployed | 2% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Retired | 14.4% | 14.2% | 13.5% |
As of the 2001 UK census, the Ditton electoral ward had a population of 4,753. The ethnicity was 98.3% white, 0.7% mixed race, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% black and 0.1% other. The place of birth of residents was 96.7% United Kingdom, 0.4% Republic of Ireland, 1% other Western European countries, and 1.9% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 79.4% Christian, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.4% Muslim. 12.2% were recorded as having no religion, 0.2% had an alternative religion and 7.3% did not state their religion.
The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 46.3% in full-time employment, 14.3% in part-time employment, 7.7% self-employed, 2% unemployed, 2.6% students with jobs, 2.3% students without jobs, 14.4% retired, 5.7% looking after home or family, 2.9% permanently sick or disabled and 1.9% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 21.9% retail, 14.1% manufacturing, 10% construction, 12% real estate, 8.7% health and social work, 6.2% education, 6.8% transport and communications, 5.2% public administration, 3.1% hotels and restaurants, 4.7% finance, 1.3% agriculture and 6% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in construction and retail, and a relatively low proportion in hotels and restaurants. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 12.9% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.
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