Demography
| Sheerness | Swale | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 11,654 | 122,801 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 3.1% | 3.6% | 9.2% |
| White | 98% | 98% | 91% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 0.7% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 72% | 76% | 72% |
| Muslim | 0.6% | 0.4% | 3.1% |
| No religion | 19% | 15% | 15% |
| Over 65 years old | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Source: 2001 UK census | |||
As of the 2001 UK census, Sheerness had a population of 11,654. The Office for National Statistics estimated the population in mid-2005 to be 11,000, a decrease of 5.6% since the 2001 Census.
The population density as of the 2001 Census was 9.8 persons per acre (24.2 persons per hectare) and for every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. Residents of Sheerness had an average age of 34.7 years, younger than the 38.2 Swale average. Of all residents, 51% were single (never married) and 24% married; in Swale, 42% were single and 35% were married. Of the 4,870 households, 34% were one-person households, 15% were married couples with dependent children, and 11% were lone parents with dependent children. Of those aged 16–74 in Sheerness, 44% had no academic qualifications, higher than the 34% in all of Swale.
According to the 2001 data, Sheerness has a low proportion of foreign-born residents compared to the rest of England, at 3%. Ninety-eight percent of residents were recorded as white; the largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 1.1% of the population. The 2000s saw a rise in the foreign-born population, with the town now having a significant eastern European population. Data from the 2011 census is not yet available to give specific numbers.
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