Demography
| Tameside Compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Tameside | Greater Manchester | England |
| Total population | 213,043 | 2,514,757 | 49,138,831 |
| White | 94.6% | 91.2% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 4.0% | 5.6% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.3% | 1.2% | 2.3% |
As of the 2001 UK census, the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside had a total population of 213,043. Of the 89,981 households in Tameside, 35.7% were married couples living together, 31.0% were one-person households, 7.8% were co-habiting couples and 9.3% were lone parents, following a similar trend to the rest of England.
The population density was 2,065 /km2 (5,350 /sq mi) and for every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Tameside, 35.2% had no academic qualifications, significantly higher than 28.9% in all of England. 4.8% of Tameside's residents were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2%. The largest minority group was Asian, at 4.0% of the population.
In 1841, 8.5% of Tameside's population was middle class compared to 14% in England and Wales; this increased to 13.1% in 1931 (15% nationally) and 37.0% in 2001 (48% nationally). From 1841 to 1991, the working class population of Tameside and across the country was in decline, falling steadily from 58.0% (36% nationally) to 22.8% in 1991 (21% nationally). It has since increased slightly, up to 32.9% (26% nation-wide). The rest of the population was made up of clerical workers and skilled manual workers.
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