Newcastle-under-Lyme - Demographics

Demographics

Further information: Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme for district wide demographic details

Comparative Census Information
2001 UK Census	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Borough	England
Total population	73,944	122,030	49,138,831
White	97.8%	98%	91%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%	4.6%
Black	0.2%	0.2%	2.3%
Christian	78.2%	78.5%	72%
Muslim	0.7%	0.5%	3.1%
Hindu	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%
No religion	14%	13.1%	15%
Unemployed	2.3%	2%	3.3%

Of the 73,944 residents recorded in the 2001 census, 51.7% (38,210) were female and 48.3% (35,734) male. 78.2% (57,819) stated their religion was Christian, with 12.9% (9,570) saying they had no religion. Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist and Sikh all recorded less than 1% of the population. 97.8% of the population defined themselves as white, with the balance being mixed race (0.6%), Indian (0.4%), Pakistani (0.2%), black (0.2%), Chinese (0.2%) with other ethnic groups forming 0.4%.

62.2% (21,586) of the population work full time and 19.4% (6,746) part time. The largest employment types are manufacturing with 7,058 (21.5%), wholesale and retail 6,157 (18.7%), health and social work 4,097 (12.5%) and financial, real estate & business activity 3,823 (11.6%).

Jewish residency of the area stretches back into the 19th century. In 1873 they purchased an old Welsh chapel to be used as a synagogue. In 1923 a new synagogue was built in Hanley. This was closed in 2004 and the congregation moved to a smaller synagogue in Newcastle.