Preston Demographics (Reigate and Banstead, England)

Preston is a ward in Reigate and Banstead of South East, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Preston was 2,950 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Preston is 35, while the median age is lower at 34.

87.9% of people living in Preston were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Philippines, 0.8% Scotland, 0.5% Sri Lanka, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% United States, 0.4% India, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Ireland.

94.2% of people living in Preston speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.2% Portuguese, 0.8% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.4% Bengali, 0.4% Tamil, 0.4% French, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% East Asian Language, 0.2% Kurdish.

The religious make up of Preston is 56.4% Christian, 33.0% No religion, 1.8% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 188 people did not state a religion. 3 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.4% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.1% are separated or divorced. There are 171 widowed people living in Preston.

The top occupations listed by people in Preston are Caring, leisure and other service 14.5%, Professional 14.3%, Skilled trades 13.2%, Elementary 12.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Associate professional and technical 11.0%, Elementary administration and service 11.0%, Caring personal service 10.9%, Sales and customer service 8.5%, Administrative 8.4%.