Demography
| Sheriff Hill | Gateshead | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 5,051 | 191,151 | 49,138,831 |
| White | 97.5% | 98.4% | 90.9% |
| BME | 2.5% | 1.6% | 4.6% |
| Aged 0–19 | 29.2% | 24.2% | 26.32% |
| Aged 65+ | 16.8% | 17.3% | 15.9% |
| Male | 47% | 48.3% | 48.7% |
| Female | 53% | 51.7% | 51.3% |
According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, Sheriff Hill has a population of 5,051 – 53% of whom are female, slightly above the national average, and 47% are male. 2.5% of the population are from a Black or other Minority Ethnic Group (BME), compared to 9.1% of the national population. Of the BME group, 41% are from the Asian or Asian–British ethnic group.
18.9% of all households are single-parent households, the fifth highest proportion in Gateshead compared with the Gateshead average of 11.5% and the UK average of 9.5%. 32.1% of households have dependent children, compared with 29.5% nationally and 28.4% in Gateshead. The Index of Multiple Deprivation, which divides England into 32,482 areas and considers quality of life indicators to measure deprivation, splits Sheriff Hill into two areas, one of which was in the top five percent of deprived areas in England in 2007.
Sheriff Hill compares unfavourably with the wider Gateshead area in respect of adults with educational qualifications. 50.7% of adults in the suburb have no educational qualifications, compared with 38.4% across Gateshead and with the England average of 28.9%. 25.2% of adults have five or more GCSEs or equivalent at grades A* to C compared with 46.6% across England, and 11.5% of adults in the suburb have two or more A-Levels or equivalent compared with the England average of 28.2% and 18.6% across Gateshead.
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