Marsham Demographics (Rother, England)

Marsham is a ward in Rother of South East, England and includes areas of Pett Level, Lidham Hill, Fairlight, Fairlight Cove, Westfield, Guestling, Friar's Hill, Bachelor's Bump, Guestling Green, Pett and Three Oaks.

In the 2011 census the population of Marsham was 3,948 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Marsham is 51, while the median age is higher at 56.

90.5% of people living in Marsham were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 1.0% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Central Asia, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Iran.

96.8% of people living in Marsham speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Russian, 0.4% German, 0.4% French, 0.3% Bulgarian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% West/Central Asian Language, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Greek.

The religious make up of Marsham is 64.5% Christian, 23.7% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Agnostic. 362 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.4% of people are married, 9.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.9% are separated or divorced. There are 162 widowed people living in Marsham.

The top occupations listed by people in Marsham are Professional 18.8%, Skilled trades 15.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.9%, Administrative and secretarial 12.9%, Associate professional and technical 12.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%, Administrative 8.8%, Corporate managers and directors 7.5%, Elementary 6.9%, Caring personal service 6.8%.