Newington, Thanet

Newington
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Newington is located in Kent
Newington
Newington
Location within Kent
Population5,044 (2011.Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceTR365665
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRamsgate
Postcode districtCT12
Dialling code01843
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°20′46″N 1°23′30″E / 51.3460°N 1.3917°E / 51.3460; 1.3917

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

History

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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

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Newington compared
2001 UK Census Newington ward Thanet District England
Population 5,009 126,702 49,138,831
Foreign born 2.6% 5.1% 9.2%
White 98.8% 97.7% 90.9%
Asian 0.1% 0.9% 4.6%
Black 0.2% 0.3% 2.3%
Christian 67.8% 73.6% 71.7%
Muslim 0.3% 0.5% 3.1%
Hindu 0% 0.2% 1.1%
No religion 21.7% 15.9% 14.6%
Unemployed 6.5% 4.4% 3.3%
Retired 13.2% 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

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