Demographics
Further information: Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme for district wide demographic detailsComparative Census Information | |||
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2001 UK Census | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Borough | England |
Total population | 73,944 | 122,030 | 49,138,831 |
White | 97.8% | 98% | 91% |
Asian | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4.6% |
Black | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2.3% |
Christian | 78.2% | 78.5% | 72% |
Muslim | 0.7% | 0.5% | 3.1% |
Hindu | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
No religion | 14% | 13.1% | 15% |
Unemployed | 2.3% | 2% | 3.3% |
Of the 73,944 residents recorded in the 2001 census, 51.7% (38,210) were female and 48.3% (35,734) male. 78.2% (57,819) stated their religion was Christian, with 12.9% (9,570) saying they had no religion. Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist and Sikh all recorded less than 1% of the population. 97.8% of the population defined themselves as white, with the balance being mixed race (0.6%), Indian (0.4%), Pakistani (0.2%), black (0.2%), Chinese (0.2%) with other ethnic groups forming 0.4%.
62.2% (21,586) of the population work full time and 19.4% (6,746) part time. The largest employment types are manufacturing with 7,058 (21.5%), wholesale and retail 6,157 (18.7%), health and social work 4,097 (12.5%) and financial, real estate & business activity 3,823 (11.6%).
Jewish residency of the area stretches back into the 19th century. In 1873 they purchased an old Welsh chapel to be used as a synagogue. In 1923 a new synagogue was built in Hanley. This was closed in 2004 and the congregation moved to a smaller synagogue in Newcastle.
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