Demographics
| Queenborough Compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Queenborough | Swale District | England |
| Total population | 3,471 | 122,801 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 2.8% | 3.6% | 9.2% |
| White | 99% | 98% | 91% |
| Asian | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 78% | 76% | 72% |
| Muslim | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3.1% |
| No religion | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| Over 65 years old | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7% | 12% | 20% |
As of the 2001 UK census, the parish of Queenborough had a population of 3,471.
For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. The age distribution was 7% aged 0–4 years, 18% aged 5–15 years, 10% aged 16–24 years, 28% aged 25–44 years, 23% aged 45–64 years and 13% aged 65 years and over.
The ethnicity of the Queenborough and Halfway electoral ward, which includes the neighbouring villages of Minster-on-Sea, Rushenden and Halfway Houses, was 98.6% white, 0.7% mixed race, 0.3% black, 0.2% non-Chinese Asian and 0.3% Chinese or other.
The place of birth of Queenborough and Halfway residents was 97.2% United Kingdom, 0.6% Republic of Ireland, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% other Western Europe countries, 0.3% Far East, 0.3% Africa, 0.3% North America, 0.2% South Asia, 0.2% Oceania and 0.1% Middle East.
Religion was recorded as 77.6% Christian, 0.1% Muslim and 0.1% Jewish. 14.7% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion and 7.7% didn't state their religion.
7% of Queenborough and Halfway residents aged 16–74 had a Bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 20% nationally.
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