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Coordinates: 51°22′41″N 1°21′24″E / 51.37805, 1.35659
Garlinge is a village in the suburbs of Margate in Kent, United Kingdom, situated 2 km southwest of the centre of the town. It is in the Thanet local government district. There is a small selection of shops in the village, such as a bakery, newsagents, barbers and also a petrol station. There is also two car workshops.
[edit] Demography
| Garlinge compared |
| 2001 UK Census |
Garlinge ward |
Thanet borough |
England |
| Population |
4,858 |
126,702 |
49,138,831 |
| Foreign born |
3.4% |
5.1% |
9.2% |
| White |
98.8% |
97.7% |
90.9% |
| Asian |
0.3% |
0.9% |
4.6% |
| Black |
0.1% |
0.3% |
2.3% |
| Christian |
76.3% |
73.6% |
71.7% |
| Muslim |
0.1% |
0.5% |
3.1% |
| Hindu |
0% |
0.2% |
1.1% |
| No religion |
13.8% |
15.9% |
14.6% |
| Unemployed |
3.9% |
4.4% |
3.3% |
| Retired |
16.7% |
17.5% |
13.5% |
As of the 2001 UK census, the Garlinge electoral ward had a population of 4,858. The ethnicity was 98.8% white, 0.6% mixed race, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% black and 0.2% other. The place of birth of residents was 96.6% United Kingdom, 0.6% Republic of Ireland, 1.1% other Western European countries, and 1.7% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 76.3% Christian, 0.2% Buddhist, 0% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.3% Jewish, and 0.1% Muslim. 13.8% were recorded as having no religion, 0.2% had an alternative religion and 9.1% did not state their religion.[2]
The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 34.5% in full-time employment, 13.5% in part-time employment, 8.4% self-employed, 3.9% unemployed, 2.8% students with jobs, 3.6% students without jobs, 16.7% retired, 8.4% looking after home or family, 5.7% permanently sick or disabled and 2.6% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 15.9% retail, 13.7% manufacturing, 9.9% construction, 9.5% real estate, 14.3% health and social work, 9.3% education, 7.9% transport and communications, 4.7% public administration, 4.6% hotels and restaurants, 2.2% finance, 1.6% agriculture and 6.4% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in construction, education, and health and social work. There were a relatively low proportion in real estate and finance. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 9.3% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ 2005 Ward Level Population Estimates. Kent County Council (September 2006). Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ a b Neighbourhood Statistics. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
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