Demographics Economy
In 2001 Abinger had a population of 1,858 in 717 households. Abinger covers an area of 30.17 square kilometres (11.65 sq mi). Of the population 12.2% were aged over 65; 3.8% of the population were in full-time further education; 85.1% of all men were economically active whereas 2.8% were unemployed, 6.1% worked part-time; 60% of all women were economically active whereas 2.7% were unemployed, 34.6% worked part-time.
As to ethnicity, 99.94% of the population identified themselves as being white, 6 residents identified with one of the other main categories.
In terms of religion, 77.7%% of the population responded as being Christian, 0% as Muslim, 0.8% other religions, 13.7% as atheist and 8.2% declined to answer..
Abinger's economy is predominantly a service sector economy reflected by the lower end of the official categorisation table of occupation given, compiled from the 2001 census:
| Category | Number of adults in category in 2001 | Percentage of those aged 16-74 |
|---|---|---|
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 79 | 5.9% |
| Semi-routine occupations | 99 | 7.4% |
| Routine occupations | 71 | 5.3% |
Whereas in this census, 25.5% of the population worked in lower managerial and professional occupations and 9.2% in higher professional occupations.
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