- Newington, Thanet
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Coordinates: 51°20′54″N 1°23′41″E / 51.3483°N 1.3948°E
Newington 
Newington
Newington shown within KentPopulation 5,000 (2001) OS grid reference TR365665 District Thanet Shire county Kent Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Ramsgate Postcode district CT12 Dialling code 01843 Police Kent Fire Kent Ambulance South East Coast EU Parliament South East England UK Parliament South Thanet List of places: UK • England • Kent Newington is an area in the town of Ramsgate in Kent, England.
Demography
Newington compared 2001 UK Census Newington ward Thanet borough England Population 5,009 126,702 49,138,831 Foreign born 2.6% 5.1% 9.2% White 98.8% 97.7% 90.9% Asian 0.1% 0.9% 4.6% Black 0.2% 0.3% 2.3% Christian 67.8% 73.6% 71.7% Muslim 0.3% 0.5% 3.1% Hindu 0% 0.2% 1.1% No religion 21.7% 15.9% 14.6% Unemployed 6.5% 4.4% 3.3% Retired 13.2% 17.5% 13.5% As of the 2001 UK census, the Newington electoral ward had a population of 5,009. The ethnicity was 98.8% white, 0.8% mixed race, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% black and 0.1% other. The place of birth of residents was 97.4% United Kingdom, 0.3% Republic of Ireland, 0.8% other Western European countries, and 1.5% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 67.8% Christian, 0.1% Buddhist, 0% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.3% Muslim. 21.7% were recorded as having no religion, 0.2% had an alternative religion and 9.8% did not state their religion.[1]
The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 32.4% in full-time employment, 13.2% in part-time employment, 4% self-employed, 6.5% unemployed, 2.5% students with jobs, 3.2% students without jobs, 13.2% retired, 12.3% looking after home or family, 8.9% permanently sick or disabled and 3.9% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 20.4% retail, 17.7% manufacturing, 10% construction, 8.7% real estate, 11.9% health and social work, 6.8% education, 8.8% transport and communications, 3.2% public administration, 5.2% hotels and restaurants, 1.1% finance, 1.5% agriculture and 4.7% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in retail, construction, transport and communications. There were a relatively low proportion in finance, public administration and real estate. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 4.8% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.[1]
Towns and villages in the Thanet district of Kent, England 
Unparished areas Civil parishes Other settlements - Broadstairs
- Brooks End
- Cliftonville
- Ebbsfleet
- Flete
- Garlinge
- Newington
- Palm Bay
- Sevenscore
- St Peters
- Westbrook
- Westgate-on-Sea
- Westwood
List of places in Kent References
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