Central Hove Demographics (Brighton and Hove, England)

Central Hove is a ward in Brighton and Hove of South East, England and includes areas of Palmeria, Kingsway, Cliftonville and Goldstone.

In the 2011 census the population of Central Hove was 9,302 and is made up of approximately 48% females and 52% males.

The average age of people in Central Hove is 40, while the median age is lower at 36.

72.7% of people living in Central Hove were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.1% Scotland, 1.3% Ireland, 1.2% Wales, 1.0% South Africa, 1.0% South America, 0.9% Northern Ireland, 0.8% North Africa, 0.7% Australia, 0.7% United States.

87.2% of people living in Central Hove speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Polish, 1.0% Spanish, 0.9% Arabic, 0.8% French, 0.8% Portuguese, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% Slovak, 0.5% German, 0.5% Hungarian.

The religious make up of Central Hove is 41.8% No religion, 38.9% Christian, 2.6% Jewish, 2.4% Muslim, 1.4% Buddhist, 0.5% Hindu, 0.2% Atheist, 0.2% Agnostic. 879 people did not state a religion. 112 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

22.3% of people are married, 17.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 3.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 38.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.5% are separated or divorced. There are 726 widowed people living in Central Hove.

The top occupations listed by people in Central Hove are Professional 24.2%, Associate professional and technical 20.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.4%, Business and public service associate professionals 10.6%, Administrative and secretarial 9.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.4%, Corporate managers and directors 7.6%, Business, media and public service professionals 7.5%, Sales and customer service 7.4%, Administrative 7.3%.