Demography
| Stoke Poges compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Stoke Poges ward | South Bucks borough | England |
| Population | 4,839 | 61,945 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 11.9% | 12.2% | 9.2% |
| White | 93.3% | 93.4% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 76.5% | 75.6% | 71.7% |
| Muslim | 1.1% | 1.1% | 3.1% |
| Hindu | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| No religion | 10.6% | 12.5% | 14.6% |
| Unemployed | 1.8% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Retired | 16.8% | 14.8% | 13.5% |
As of the 2001 UK census, the Stoke Poges electoral ward had a population of 4,839. The ethnicity was 93.3% white, 1.3% mixed race, 4.8% Asian, 0.3% black and 0.3% other. The place of birth of residents was 88.1% United Kingdom, 1.6% Republic of Ireland, 2.5% other Western European countries, and 7.8% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 76.5% Christian, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.7% Hindu, 2.7% Sikh, 0.5% Jewish, and 1.1% Muslim. 10.6% were recorded as having no religion, 0.2% had an alternative religion and 7.6% did not state their religion.
The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 40.8% in full-time employment, 11.6% in part-time employment, 12.6% self-employed, 1.8% unemployed, 1.5% students with jobs, 3.1% students without jobs, 16.8% retired, 6.7% looking after home or family, 2.5% permanently sick or disabled and 2.5% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 15.4% retail, 13.4% manufacturing, 6.9% construction, 21.1% real estate, 9.2% health and social work, 7.3% education, 8.8% transport and communications, 3.5% public administration, 3.4% hotels and restaurants, 2.8% finance, 0.8% agriculture and 7.4% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in real estate, transport and communications. According to Office for National Statistics estimates, during the period of April 2001 to March 2002 the average gross weekly income of households was £870, compared with an average of £660 in South East England. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 28.4% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.
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