Demography
| Margate Compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Margate | Thanet | England |
| Population | 58,400 | 126,702 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 5.8% | 5.1% | 9.2% |
| White | 97% | 98% | 91% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 0.6% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.5% | 0.3% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 72% | 74% | 72% |
| Muslim | 0.7% | 0.5% | 3.1% |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| No religion | 17% | 16% | 15% |
| Over 65 years old | 19% | 22% | 16% |
| Under 18 years old | 15% | 21% | 19% |
As of the 2001 UK census, Margate had a population of 40,386.
The ethnicity of the town was 97.1% white, 1.0% mixed race, 0.5% black, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% Chinese or other ethnicity.
The place of birth of residents was 94.2% United Kingdom, 0.9% Republic of Ireland, 0.5% Germany, 0.8% other Western Europe countries, 0.7% Africa, 0.6% Eastern Europe, 0.5% Far East, 0.5% South Asia, 0.5% Middle East, 0.4% North America and 0.3% Oceania.
Religion was recorded as 71.6% Christian, 0.7% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh and 0.3% Jewish. 17.1% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion and 9.8% didn't state their religion.
For every 100 females, there were 92 males. The age distribution was 6% aged 0–4 years, 16% aged 5–15 years, 5% aged 16–19 years, 31% aged 20–44 years, 23% aged 45–64 years and 19% aged 65 years and over.
11% of Margate residents had some kind of higher or professional qualification, compared to the national average of 20%.
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