Rustington West Demographics (Arun, England)

Rustington West is a ward in Arun of South East, England and includes areas of Angmering-On-Sea, East Preston, Rustington, Rustington Trading Estate, Parklands, Parklands Estate and West Preston.

In the 2011 census the population of Rustington West was 8,138 and is made up of approximately 55% females and 45% males.

The average age of people in Rustington West is 49, while the median age is higher at 53.

91.6% of people living in Rustington West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% China.

98.0% of people living in Rustington West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% German, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% French, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Rustington West is 66.8% Christian, 23.9% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish. 604 people did not state a religion. 27 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.7% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 15.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.7% are separated or divorced. There are 437 widowed people living in Rustington West.

The top occupations listed by people in Rustington West are Professional 13.8%, Administrative and secretarial 13.1%, Associate professional and technical 13.1%, Skilled trades 13.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.7%, Administrative 9.6%, Elementary 9.2%, Caring personal service 8.9%, Elementary administration and service 7.8%.