Newington,_Thanet

Newington, Thanet

Newington, Thanet

Human settlement in England

This article is about the settlement of Newington near Ramsgate. For the settlement of Newington near Sittingbourne, see Newington, Swale. For the settlement of Newington near Folkestone, see Newington, Folkestone and Hythe.

Newington is a suburb in the west of the town of Ramsgate, on the eastern tip of Kent, England.

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History

Ramsgate Borough Council developed the Newington Estate in the late 1940s to replace housing lost in World War II. Residents of the estate crowdfunded St Christopher's Church which was dedicated in 1955.[2]

Demography

Newington compared
2001 UK CensusNewington wardThanet DistrictEngland
Population5,009126,70249,138,831
Foreign born2.6%5.1%9.2%
White98.8%97.7%90.9%
Asian0.1%0.9%4.6%
Black0.2%0.3%2.3%
Christian67.8%73.6%71.7%
Muslim0.3%0.5%3.1%
Hindu0%0.2%1.1%
No religion21.7%15.9%14.6%
Unemployed6.5%4.4%3.3%
Retired13.2%17.5%13.5%

At the 2001 UK census, the Newington electoral ward had a population of 5,009. The ethnicity was 98.8% white, 0.8% mixed race, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% black and 0.1% other. The place of birth of residents was 97.4% United Kingdom, 0.3% Republic of Ireland, 0.8% other Western European countries, and 1.5% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 67.8% Christian, 0.1% Buddhist, 0% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.3% Muslim. 21.7% were recorded as having no religion, 0.2% had an alternative religion and 9.8% did not state their religion.[3]

The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 32.4% in full-time employment, 13.2% in part-time employment, 4% self-employed, 6.5% unemployed, 2.5% students with jobs, 3.2% students without jobs, 13.2% retired, 12.3% looking after home or family, 8.9% permanently sick or disabled and 3.9% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 20.4% retail, 17.7% manufacturing, 10% construction, 8.7% real estate, 11.9% health and social work, 6.8% education, 8.8% transport and communications, 3.2% public administration, 5.2% hotels and restaurants, 1.1% finance, 1.5% agriculture and 4.7% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in retail, construction, transport and communications. There were a relatively low proportion in finance, public administration and real estate. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 4.8% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ramsgate Ward population 2011.accessdate=2 October 2015".
  2. [2]
    Parish of St Laurence-in-Thanet https://www.stlaurenceparish-ramsgate.org.uk/st-christopher-history-33
  3. [3]
    "Neighbourhood Statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
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