Bockhanger
| Bockhanger | |
  Bockhanger |
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| Population | 2,468 (2001) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | TR0144 |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
Coordinates: 51°10′N 0°52′E / 51.16°N 00.87°E
Bockhanger is an area of Ashford in Kent, England.
Demography
| Bockhanger compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Bockhanger | Ashford district | England |
| Population | 2,468 | 102,661 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 4.4% | 5.5% | 9.2% |
| White | 97.7% | 97.6% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.5% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 78.1% | 76.5% | 71.7% |
| Muslim | 0.8% | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| Hindu | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| No religion | 13.2% | 14.6% | 14.6% |
| Unemployed | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Retired | 14.4% | 13.8% | 13.5% |
At the 2001 UK census, the Bockhanger electoral ward had a population of 2,468. The ethnicity was 97.7% white, 1% mixed race, 0.8% Asian, 0.5% black and 0% other. The place of birth of residents was 95.6% United Kingdom, 0.5% Republic of Ireland, 1.2% other Western European countries, and 2.7% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 78.1% Christian, 0% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0% Sikh, 0% Jewish, and 0.8% Muslim. 13.2% were recorded as having no religion, 0.4% had an alternative religion and 7.3% did not state their religion.[1]
The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 42.4% in full-time employment, 12.6% in part-time employment, 8.1% self-employed, 3.1% unemployed, 2.4% students with jobs, 3.1% students without jobs, 14.4% retired, 7.2% looking after home or family, 4.8% permanently sick or disabled and 2% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 18.7% retail, 17.4% manufacturing, 9% construction, 11.4% real estate, 11.7% health and social work, 6.1% education, 6.6% transport and communications, 5.5% public administration, 5.2% hotels and restaurants, 3.1% finance, 1.1% agriculture and 4.2% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in construction, and a relatively low proportion in agriculture, education and finance. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 13% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Neighbourhood Statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2008-02-22.