Ryhope Demographics (Sunderland, England)

Ryhope is a ward in Sunderland of North East, England and includes areas of Leechmere, Leechmere Grange, Ryhope Colliery, Leechmere Grange Estate, Willow Grange, Brentwood Park, Salterfen Industrial Estate and Ryhope.

In the 2011 census the population of Ryhope was 10,484 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Ryhope is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

96.1% of people living in Ryhope were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.4% India, 0.2% China, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South America, 0.2% Wales, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Philippines.

98.4% of people living in Ryhope speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese.

The religious make up of Ryhope is 75.8% Christian, 17.2% No religion, 0.4% Sikh, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist. 582 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

46.4% of people are married, 11.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 514 widowed people living in Ryhope.

The top occupations listed by people in Ryhope are Professional 12.9%, Skilled trades 12.8%, Sales and customer service 12.7%, Elementary 12.2%, Administrative and secretarial 11.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.7%, Associate professional and technical 10.5%, Elementary administration and service 10.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.2%, Administrative 8.8%.