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Medway

According to the 2021 census, Medway had a total of 279,773 usual residents residing in 111,458 households, indicating an average household size of 2.5. The borough covers an area of 39.2 square kilometers resulting in a population density of 1,444.2 individuals per square kilometer. The average age of its residents was 39.2 years.

Religion: In Medway, the ‘Christian’ community represents the largest religious group, making up 45.07% of the population, ‘No religion’ population follows at 43.0% and ‘Not answered’ is 3rd with 5.46%

Ethnic groups: The predominant ethnic group in Medway is ‘White’, constituting 84.26% of the total population. The ‘Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh’ ethnic group is second largest, making up 5.89%, while ‘Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African’ accounts for 5.62%.

Economic activity: 61.12% of Medway’s population is economically active. The primary job roles are ‘Professional occupations’ and ‘Associate professional and technical’

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Health: Majority of the population are in very good health. Most common age groups are those aged 35 to 49 years and aged 50 to 64 years. Additionally, 43.94% of its inhabitants is married and 37.77% are single.

Living Arrangements and Property Types: Majority of the households are Single family households (65.76%). Most of the properties in Medway are terraced or semi-detached, with the majority of the ownership either being owned or private rented

Crime rate: As of 2022, Medway crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) stands at 127.68. Most common crime types are ‘Violence and sexual offences’, ‘Anti-social behaviour’ and ‘Criminal damage and arson’.

Medway in comparision with nearby boroughs.

When we analyze the percentage distribution of population and households in Medway, we see that it surpasses many of the nearby boroughs in the following metrics.

Prominent demographics insights:
  1. Age:
    • Aged 16 to 19 years- Rank (5)
    • Aged 25 to 34 years- Rank (6)
    • Aged 5 to 9 years- Rank (9)
  2. Economic activity status:
    • Economically active and a full-time student- Rank (8)
  3. General health:
    • Good health- Rank (4)
    • Bad health- Rank (4)
    • Fair health- Rank (5)
  4. Marital and civil partnership status:
    • Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership- Rank (4)
    • Divorced or civil partnership dissolved- Rank (4)
    • Never married and never registered a civil partnership- Rank (7)
  5. Occupation:
    • Caring, leisure and other service- Rank (3)
    • Skilled trades- Rank (4)
    • Process, plant and machine operatives- Rank (5)

Prominent household insights:
  1. Accommodation type:
    • Terraced- Rank (2)
    • Caravan or other mobile structure- Rank (9)
  2. Household deprivation:
    • Household is deprived in four dimensions- Rank (6)
    • Household is deprived in three dimensions- Rank (9)
  3. Tenure of household:
    • Private rented- Rank (7)

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Demographics
Household

Property types in Medway

Accommodation Type Total % of Households
Terraced 41,983 37.67
Semi-detached 34,408 30.87
Detached 16,046 14.4
Flats 14,768 13.25
Converted or shared house 2,165 1.94
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 917 0.82
Caravan or other mobile structure 674 0.6
Converted building. Eg school, church 497 0.45

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Accommodation Type Rank % of Households
Terraced 2 14.78
Caravan or other mobile structure 9 0.24
Converted or shared house 10 1.38
Semi-detached 14 29.62
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 14 1.26
Detached 16 12.44
Converted building. Eg school, church 17 2.58
Flats 18 37.7

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Property ownership in Medway

  1. Owned – 64.71% (72,122)
    1. Owns with a mortgage or loan – 33.86% (37,734)
    2. Owns outright – 30.85% (34,388)
  2. Private rented – 20.18% (22,491)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – 18.14% (20,219)
    2. Other private rented – 2.04% (2,272)
  3. Social rented – 13.57% (15,130)
    1. Other social rented – 9.49% (10,577)
    2. Rents from council or Local Authority – 4.08% (4,553)
  4. Shared ownership – 1.48% (1,646)
    1. Shared ownership – 1.48% (1,646)

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Private rented – rank – 7 (21.30%)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – rank – 7 (19.62%)
    2. Other private rented – rank – 8 (1.68%)
  2. Shared ownership – rank – 10 (4.57%)
    1. Shared ownership – rank – 10 (4.57%)
  3. Social rented – rank – 14 (19.41%)
    1. Other social rented – rank – 13 (16.83%)
    2. Rents from council or Local Authority – rank – 14 (2.58%)
  4. Owned – rank – 16 (54.72%)
    1. Owns with a mortgage or loan – rank – 11 (29.72%)
    2. Owns outright – rank – 17 (25.00%)

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Families in Medway

  1. Single family household – 65.76% (73,294)
    1. Married or civil partnership couple – 31.45% (35,051)
      1. Dependent children – 15.18% (16,923)
      2. No children – 9.86% (10,985)
      3. All children non-dependent – 6.41% (7,143)
    2. Cohabiting couple family – 13.00% (14,489)
      1. No children – 6.01% (6,699)
      2. With dependent children – 5.97% (6,655)
      3. All children non-dependent – 1.02% (1,135)
    3. Lone parent family – 12.50% (13,930)
      1. With dependent children – 7.77% (8,657)
      2. All children non-dependent – 4.73% (5,273)
    4. All aged 66 years and over – 8.18% (9,113)
    5. Other single family household – 0.64% (711)
      1. Other family composition – 0.64% (711)
  2. One person household – 27.33% (30,462)
    1. Other – 15.55% (17,330)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – 11.78% (13,132)
  3. Other household types – 6.91% (7,703)
    1. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – 3.57% (3,982)
    2. With dependent children – 3.34% (3,721)

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. One person household – rank – 10 (35.02%)
    1. Other – rank – 10 (21.58%)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – rank – 18 (13.44%)
  2. Other household types – rank – 10 (4.42%)
    1. With dependent children – rank – 10 (1.77%)
    2. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – rank – 11 (2.65%)
  3. Single family household – rank – 17 (60.57%)
    1. Cohabiting couple family – rank – 4 (14.10%)
      1. All children non-dependent – rank – 3 (0.60%)
      2. With dependent children – rank – 4 (4.45%)
      3. No children – rank – 12 (9.05%)
    2. Lone parent family – rank – 9 (10.55%)
      1. With dependent children – rank – 8 (7.12%)
      2. All children non-dependent – rank – 8 (3.43%)
    3. Other single family household – rank – 12 (0.66%)
      1. Other family composition – rank – 12 (0.66%)
    4. All aged 66 years and over – rank – 17 (6.25%)
    5. Married or civil partnership couple – rank – 19 (29.01%)
      1. No children – rank – 11 (8.63%)
      2. All children non-dependent – rank – 13 (4.90%)
      3. Dependent children – rank – 19 (15.48%)

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Medway household deprivation

Household Deprivation Total % of Households
Household is not deprived in any dimension 51,808 46.48
Household is deprived in one dimension 38,410 34.46
Household is deprived in two dimensions 16,523 14.82
Household is deprived in three dimensions 4,326 3.88
Household is deprived in four dimensions 391 0.35

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Deprivation Rank % of Households
Household is deprived in four dimensions 6 0.12
Household is deprived in three dimensions 9 2.43
Household is deprived in two dimensions 10 12.11
Household is deprived in one dimension 12 30.97
Household is not deprived in any dimension 16 54.37

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Household sizes in Medway

Household Size Total % of Households
2 people in household 35,753 32.08
1 person in household 30,462 27.33
3 people in household 19,650 17.63
4 people in household 16,738 15.02
5 people in household 6,200 5.56
6 people in household 1,875 1.68
7 people in household 524 0.47
8 or more people in household 256 0.23

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Size Rank % of Households
3 people in household 8 14.9
1 person in household 10 35.01
5 people in household 10 3.76
6 people in household 11 0.75
7 people in household 13 0.09
2 people in household 14 32.12
4 people in household 15 13.28
8 or more people in household 15 0.09

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Age groups of Medway residents

Age Total % of Usual residents
Aged 35 to 49 years 55,597 19.87
Aged 50 to 64 years 53,585 19.15
Aged 65 to 74 years 25,935 9.27
Aged 10 to 15 years 21,372 7.64
Aged 5 to 9 years 18,336 6.55
Aged 4 years and under 17,307 6.19
Aged 25 to 34 years 15,937 5.7
Aged 75 to 84 years 14,958 5.35
Aged 16 to 19 years 12,875 4.6
Aged 85 years and over 5,160 1.84

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Age Rank % of Usual residents
Aged 16 to 19 years 5 3.37
Aged 25 to 34 years 6 4.23
Aged 5 to 9 years 9 6.44
Aged 4 years and under 10 6.33
Aged 10 to 15 years 11 7.06
Aged 65 to 74 years 13 6.95
Aged 50 to 64 years 15 16.88
Aged 35 to 49 years 17 22.62
Aged 75 to 84 years 18 5.73
Aged 85 years and over 19 3.19

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Gender breakdown in Medway

Sex Total % of Usual residents
Female 142,646 50.99
Male 137,127 49.01

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Sex Rank % of Usual residents
Male 6 48.42
Female 20 51.58

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Medway Health status

General Health Total % of Usual residents
Very good health 132,845 47.48
Good health 96,739 34.58
Fair health 35,907 12.83
Bad health 11,171 3.99
Very bad health 3,113 1.11

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

General Health Rank % of Usual residents
Good health 4 33.58
Bad health 4 3.33
Fair health 5 11.75
Very bad health 7 0.86
Very good health 21 50.48

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Relationship status amongst Medway Residents

  1. Married or in a registered civil partnership – 43.94% (97,875)
    1. Married – 43.77% (97,510)
      1. Opposite sex – 43.48% (96,857)
      2. Same sex – 0.29% (653)
    2. In a registered civil partnership – 0.16% (365)
      1. Opposite sex – 0.08% (180)
      2. Same sex – 0.08% (185)
  2. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – 37.77% (84,139)
  3. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – 9.75% (21,715)
    1. Divorced – 9.73% (21,679)
    2. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – 0.02% (36)
  4. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – 5.87% (13,081)
    1. Widowed – 5.87% (13,073)
    2. Surviving partner from civil partnership – 0.00% (8)
  5. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – 2.67% (5,949)
    1. Separated, but still married – 2.65% (5,909)
    2. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – 0.02% (40)

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  1. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – rank – 4 (2.33%)
    1. Separated, but still married – rank – 4 (2.33%)
    2. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – rank – 4 (0.00%)
  2. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – rank – 4 (10.66%)
    1. Divorced – rank – 4 (10.66%)
    2. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – rank – 7 (0.00%)
  3. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – rank – 7 (37.98%)
  4. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – rank – 17 (6.77%)
    1. Widowed – rank – 17 (6.76%)
    2. Surviving partner from civil partnership – rank – 17 (0.02%)
  5. Married or in a registered civil partnership – rank – 20 (42.25%)
    1. In a registered civil partnership – rank – 13 (0.18%)
      1. Opposite sex – rank – 7 (0.10%)
      2. Same sex – rank – 16 (0.08%)
    2. Married – rank – 20 (42.07%)
      1. Same sex – rank – 5 (0.22%)
      2. Opposite sex – rank – 20 (41.85%)

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Medway residents’ country of birth

  1. Europe – 92.32% (258,295)
    1. United Kingdom – 86.18% (241,119)
    2. EU countries – 5.45% (15,239)
      1. European Union EU8 – 2.01% (5,619)
      2. European Union EU14 – 1.91% (5,344)
      3. European Union EU2 – 1.32% (3,696)
      4. All other EU countries – 0.21% (580)
    3. Non-EU countries – 0.69% (1,937)
      1. All other non-EU countries – 0.69% (1,937)
  2. Middle East and Asia – 3.55% (9,945)
  3. Africa – 3.13% (8,764)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – 0.81% (2,270)
  5. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – 0.16% (443)
  6. British Overseas – 0.02% (56)

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Africa – rank – 12 (1.84%)
  2. Europe – rank – 13 (90.83%)
    1. United Kingdom – rank – 13 (83.92%)
    2. EU countries – rank – 14 (6.02%)
      1. All other EU countries – rank – 8 (0.22%)
      2. European Union EU8 – rank – 11 (1.88%)
      3. European Union EU2 – rank – 13 (1.43%)
      4. European Union EU14 – rank – 16 (2.50%)
    3. Non-EU countries – rank – 15 (0.89%)
      1. All other non-EU countries – rank – 15 (0.89%)
  3. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 13 (0.86%)
  4. British Overseas – rank – 16 (0.01%)
  5. Middle East and Asia – rank – 17 (5.98%)
  6. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – rank – 20 (0.47%)

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Passport records of Medway residents

  1. Europe – 82.98% (232,168)
    1. United Kingdom – 77.34% (216,377)
    2. Other Europe – 5.08% (14,210)
      1. EU Member countries – 4.89% (13,695)
        1. Other EU countries – 1.76% (4,937)
        2. Poland – 0.87% (2,445)
        3. Romania – 0.87% (2,442)
        4. Lithuania – 0.46% (1,300)
        5. Italy – 0.25% (710)
        6. Portugal – 0.23% (640)
        7. France – 0.16% (454)
        8. Spain – 0.14% (395)
        9. Germany – 0.13% (372)
      2. Rest of Europe – 0.18% (515)
        1. Other Europe – 0.12% (329)
        2. Turkey – 0.07% (186)
    3. Ireland – 0.57% (1,581)
  2. No passport held – 14.60% (40,850)
  3. Middle East and Asia – 1.08% (3,029)
    1. Southern Asia – 0.80% (2,228)
    2. South-East Asia – 0.14% (405)
    3. Eastern Asia – 0.12% (325)
    4. Middle East – 0.02% (60)
    5. Central Asia – 0.00% (11)
  4. Africa – 0.96% (2,679)
    1. Central and Western Africa – 0.71% (1,987)
    2. South and Eastern Africa – 0.20% (569)
    3. North Africa – 0.04% (123)
  5. The Americas and the Caribbean – 0.31% (856)
    1. North America and the Caribbean – 0.21% (583)
    2. Central and South America – 0.10% (273)
  6. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – 0.07% (192)

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. No passport held – rank – 2 (12.94%)
  2. Africa – rank – 10 (0.31%)
    1. Central and Western Africa – rank – 9 (0.04%)
    2. North Africa – rank – 15 (0.03%)
    3. South and Eastern Africa – rank – 20 (0.24%)
  3. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 11 (0.32%)
    1. North America and the Caribbean – rank – 9 (0.27%)
    2. Central and South America – rank – 10 (0.05%)
  4. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – rank – 14 (0.24%)
  5. Middle East and Asia – rank – 17 (1.84%)
    1. Eastern Asia – rank – 15 (0.47%)
    2. Southern Asia – rank – 15 (1.17%)
    3. Central Asia – rank – 16 (0.03%)
    4. Middle East – rank – 17 (0.03%)
    5. South-East Asia – rank – 17 (0.15%)
  6. Europe – rank – 21 (84.35%)
    1. Other Europe – rank – 13 (5.27%)
      1. EU Member countries – rank – 13 (4.96%)
        1. Other EU countries – rank – 8 (1.40%)
        2. Poland – rank – 12 (1.13%)
        3. Romania – rank – 13 (0.91%)
        4. Lithuania – rank – 14 (0.15%)
        5. Germany – rank – 16 (0.15%)
        6. Portugal – rank – 16 (0.15%)
        7. Spain – rank – 16 (0.28%)
        8. Italy – rank – 17 (0.39%)
        9. France – rank – 19 (0.40%)
      2. Rest of Europe – rank – 18 (0.31%)
        1. Turkey – rank – 10 (0.12%)
        2. Other Europe – rank – 20 (0.19%)
    2. Ireland – rank – 14 (0.67%)
    3. United Kingdom – rank – 18 (78.41%)

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Ethnic groups in Medway

  1. White – 84.26% (235,747)
    1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – 78.26% (218,953)
    2. Other White – 4.90% (13,710)
    3. Irish – 0.67% (1,866)
    4. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – 0.27% (749)
    5. Roma – 0.17% (469)
  2. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – 5.89% (16,484)
    1. Indian – 2.75% (7,693)
    2. Other Asian – 1.23% (3,431)
    3. Pakistani – 0.76% (2,125)
    4. Bangladeshi – 0.70% (1,962)
    5. Chinese – 0.46% (1,273)
  3. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – 5.62% (15,723)
    1. African – 4.03% (11,266)
    2. Caribbean – 0.91% (2,552)
    3. Other Black – 0.68% (1,905)
  4. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 2.81% (7,859)
    1. White and Black Caribbean – 0.87% (2,425)
    2. White and Asian – 0.77% (2,158)
    3. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 0.67% (1,882)
    4. White and Black African – 0.50% (1,394)
  5. Other ethnic group – 1.42% (3,960)
    1. Any other ethnic group – 1.25% (3,508)
    2. Arab – 0.16% (452)

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – rank – 12 (7.58%)
    1. Bangladeshi – rank – 10 (0.82%)
    2. Indian – rank – 10 (2.82%)
    3. Pakistani – rank – 10 (0.54%)
    4. Other Asian – rank – 15 (2.07%)
    5. Chinese – rank – 17 (1.33%)
  2. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – rank – 12 (1.06%)
    1. African – rank – 11 (0.77%)
    2. Caribbean – rank – 11 (0.17%)
    3. Other Black – rank – 12 (0.12%)
  3. Other ethnic group – rank – 12 (0.97%)
    1. Any other ethnic group – rank – 12 (0.87%)
    2. Arab – rank – 16 (0.09%)
  4. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 13 (2.85%)
    1. White and Black Caribbean – rank – 11 (0.47%)
    2. White and Black African – rank – 12 (0.36%)
    3. White and Asian – rank – 15 (0.94%)
    4. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 15 (1.07%)
  5. White – rank – 14 (87.54%)
    1. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – rank – 8 (0.12%)
    2. Roma – rank – 8 (0.05%)
    3. Irish – rank – 13 (0.83%)
    4. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – rank – 14 (79.39%)
    5. Other White – rank – 15 (7.15%)

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Religions in Medway

Religion Total % of Usual residents
Christian 126,097 45.07
No religion 120,309 43.0
Not answered 15,273 5.46
Muslim 7,636 2.73
Sikh 4,363 1.56
Hindu 3,172 1.13
Other religion 1,705 0.61
Buddhist 999 0.36
Jewish 217 0.08

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Religion Rank % of Usual residents
No religion 7 45.36
Sikh 8 0.04
Other religion 8 0.42
Muslim 13 2.47
Buddhist 18 0.63
Hindu 18 2.5
Not answered 18 5.9
Christian 20 42.64
Jewish 22 0.04

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Employment and unemployment amongst Medway Residents

  1. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – 61.12% (136,138)
    1. In employment – 58.10% (129,425)
      1. Employee – 48.31% (107,617)
        1. Full-time – 36.29% (80,834)
        2. Part-time – 12.02% (26,783)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 8.43% (18,775)
        1. Full-time – 5.33% (11,868)
        2. Part-time – 3.10% (6,907)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 1.36% (3,033)
        1. Full-time – 1.05% (2,349)
        2. Part-time – 0.31% (684)
    2. Unemployed – 3.01% (6,713)
  2. Economically inactive – 36.89% (82,184)
    1. Retired – 19.57% (43,599)
    2. Looking after home or family – 5.36% (11,940)
    3. Student – 4.66% (10,373)
    4. Long-term sick or disabled – 4.07% (9,062)
    5. Other – 3.24% (7,210)
  3. Economically active and a full-time student – 1.99% (4,433)
    1. In employment – 1.43% (3,179)
      1. Employee – 1.31% (2,909)
        1. Part-time – 1.04% (2,313)
        2. Full-time – 0.27% (596)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 0.11% (240)
        1. Part-time – 0.07% (166)
        2. Full-time – 0.03% (74)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 0.01% (30)
        1. Part-time – 0.01% (17)
        2. Full-time – 0.01% (13)
    2. Unemployed – 0.56% (1,254)

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Economically active and a full-time student – rank – 8 (1.19%)
    1. Unemployed – rank – 6 (0.32%)
    2. In employment – rank – 9 (0.87%)
      1. Employee – rank – 9 (0.80%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 9 (0.50%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 10 (0.30%)
      2. Self-employed with employees – rank – 12 (0.00%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 6 (0.00%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 7 (0.00%)
      3. Self-employed without employees – rank – 12 (0.07%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 10 (0.03%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 12 (0.03%)
  2. Economically inactive – rank – 12 (32.52%)
    1. Long-term sick or disabled – rank – 5 (3.13%)
    2. Student – rank – 7 (3.17%)
    3. Looking after home or family – rank – 9 (5.08%)
    4. Other – rank – 9 (2.55%)
    5. Retired – rank – 18 (18.59%)
  3. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – rank – 14 (66.29%)
    1. Unemployed – rank – 11 (2.63%)
    2. In employment – rank – 14 (63.65%)
      1. Employee – rank – 11 (54.03%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 12 (42.70%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 14 (11.33%)
      2. Self-employed without employees – rank – 22 (8.43%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 17 (4.59%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 24 (3.84%)
      3. Self-employed with employees – rank – 25 (1.19%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 21 (0.30%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 25 (0.89%)

Comparing Medway wards.

Socio-economic statistics for Medway

Socio Economic Classification Total % of Usual residents
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 43,535 19.54
Intermediate occupations 29,481 13.23
Routine occupations 28,888 12.97
Semi-routine occupations 27,880 12.52
Small employers and own account workers 24,732 11.1
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 22,032 9.89
Never worked and long-term unemployed 18,551 8.33
Full-time students 14,374 6.45
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 13,284 5.96

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Socio Economic Classification Rank % of Usual residents
Semi-routine occupations 3 10.63
Routine occupations 5 10.38
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 6 4.54
Full-time students 8 4.22
Never worked and long-term unemployed 9 5.98
Intermediate occupations 11 12.64
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 18 23.22
Small employers and own account workers 20 10.03
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 22 18.36

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Occupation groups in Medway

Occupation Total % of Usual residents
Professional occupations 21,929 16.54
Associate professional and technical 17,307 13.05
Skilled trades 15,896 11.99
Managers, directors and senior officials 14,826 11.18
Elementary 14,666 11.06
Administrative and secretarial 13,910 10.49
Caring, leisure and other service 12,828 9.67
Process, plant and machine operatives 11,111 8.38
Sales and customer service 10,137 7.64

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Rank of Medway when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Occupation Rank % of Usual residents
Caring, leisure and other service 3 8.78
Skilled trades 4 8.03
Process, plant and machine operatives 5 4.18
Sales and customer service 6 6.63
Elementary 6 9.07
Administrative and secretarial 13 9.23
Associate professional and technical 17 15.77
Professional occupations 19 23.73
Managers, directors and senior officials 22 14.58

Comparing Medway wards.