Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0A median age of 39.1: Newington is younger than 85% of UK towns
By its share of households in terraced houses (34%), Newington is above 88% of UK towns. Meanwhile, 25% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 87% of UK towns. The 2021 Census put the town’s population at 2,691, in 1,089 households. Residents with no religion: 45% of the total.
What the Census says about Newington’s people
Many carers
292 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 12% of those 5 and over: more than in 94% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 12% in Newington, more than in 91% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 19% in Newington and 18% across England’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 25–29, with 7.6% of residents.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Newington, 39.1. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Newington: 13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 94% of UK towns
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Across England’s towns, 33% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine work; in Newington, 32% and 23%. On average, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns. Locally, 4.8% of adults are full-time students.
2.5 people per household, more than in 87% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Kent’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
With shared households of unrelated adults at 3.3%, Newington is ahead of 83% of UK towns on that count. Households with dependent children account for 30%.
Newington ranks below 68% of UK towns on households without a car or van: 12%
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Set against 23% across England’s towns, 9% of households live in a flat or apartment in Newington. On the census count, 25% of households live in a detached house. The wider picture: nearly a quarter of households have no car or van across England’s towns.
99% of residents have English as their main language, a share 71% of UK towns don’t reach
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Since 2017: 14% of those born abroad, against 21% across England’s towns. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in Africa (2.1%) and in EU countries (2%). Fewer residents born outside the UK than in just over half of UK towns: 6.2%. To put it in context, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns.
Newington sits below 64% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as White British (90%)
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 90% of Newington · Kent’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
After White British, the most common groups are Other White (3.9%), African (2.5%) and Mixed or multiple (1.8%). On residents who describe themselves as Christian, Newington sits lower than 63% of UK towns: 48%. As a reference point, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
Newington ranks above 94% of UK towns on unpaid carers: 12%
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
With married adults and civil partners at 45%, Newington is behind 68% of UK towns on that count. At 50 hours or more a week, 101 people give unpaid care. 38% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, a higher share than in 80% of UK towns.
24% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 24% of adults in Newington (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 20% (England’s towns: 18%).
43rd lowest median age among 514 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Keele (20.6) and the oldest West Chiltington (63.1). Nearest to Newington in age: Great Leighs (38.9), Lampeter (38.9), Kingston Bagpuize (39.2) and Berinsfield (39.2).
3 of the 7 nearest towns are older than Newington
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newington | 2,691 | — | 39.1 | 19% | 30% |
| Lower Halstow | 1,210 | 1.5 mi | 46.5 | 24% | 26% |
| Upchurch | 1,727 | 1.8 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 25% |
| Iwade | 4,533 | 3.2 mi | 36.1 | 11% | 45% |
| Sittingbourne | 54,385 | 3.2 mi | 38.6 | 17% | 33% |
| Gillingham | 108,485 | 4.3 mi | 39.3 | 17% | 31% |
| Queenborough | 3,915 | 5.7 mi | 35.8 | 16% | 33% |
| Chatham | 76,956 | 5.9 mi | 37.6 | 15% | 34% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Kent’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Kent (or England), summed the same way as Newington’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Newington’s residents
What is the population of Newington?
The 2021 Census counted 2,691 people in Newington’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Newington?
The median age was 39.1 at the 2021 Census, younger than 85% of UK towns. 12% of residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Newington?
90% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Kent’s towns. 6.2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Newington?
45% said they had no religion and 48% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.7% were Muslim and 5.7% didn’t answer.
Is Newington good for families?
30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Newington’s schools page.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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