Wateringbury
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  Wateringbury shown within Kent |
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| Population | 2,015 (2001) |
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| District | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Coordinates: Wateringbury is a village near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The Wateringbury Stream flows into the River Medway just above Bow Bridge. It formerly powered three watermills in the village, one of which survives. Wateringbury railway station is on the Medway Valley Line.
[edit] Demography
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| 2001 UK Census | Wateringbury | Tonbridge and Malling district | England |
| Population | 2,015 | 107,561 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 3.7% | 4.6% | 9.2% |
| White | 98.8% | 98.3% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 0.5% | 0.7% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0% | 0.1% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 77.9% | 76.1% | 71.7% |
| Muslim | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3.1% |
| Hindu | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| No religion | 13.6% | 15% | 14.6% |
| Unemployed | 2% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Retired | 13.9% | 14.2% | 13.5% |
As of the 2001 UK census, the Wateringbury electoral ward had a population of 2,015. The ethnicity was 98.8% white, 0.6% mixed race, 0.5% Asian, 0% black and 0.1% other. The place of birth of residents was 96.3% United Kingdom, 0.5% Republic of Ireland, 1% other Western European countries, and 2.2% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 77.9% Christian, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Jewish, and 0.2% Muslim. 13.6% were recorded as having no religion, 0.2% had an alternative religion and 7.5% did not state their religion.[1]
The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 43.9% in full-time employment, 12.1% in part-time employment, 10.3% self-employed, 2% unemployed, 2.5% students with jobs, 3.2% students without jobs, 13.9% retired, 7.1% looking after home or family, 2.8% permanently sick or disabled and 2.2% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 15.7% retail, 12.1% manufacturing, 7% construction, 15.6% real estate, 11.5% health and social work, 6.4% education, 6.4% transport and communications, 6.6% public administration, 3% hotels and restaurants, 8.5% finance, 1.7% agriculture and 5.5% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in finance, and a relatively low proportion in hotels and restaurants. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 23.1% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Neighbourhood Statistics. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
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