Profile: Parliamentary Constituency - Newcastle Central
Area (km2) : 22
Resident Population in 2001: 88,359
People eligible to vote: 62,734
Ethnic Groups (%)
- White : 89.8
- Mixed : 1.2
- Asian : 6.4
- Black : 0.5
- Chinese/other : 2.0
Economically Active Population (Census 2001) : 38,004
Claimant Unemployment Rate* (March 2005) : 4.2
Constituent Census Wards:
- Blakelaw
- Fenham
- Jesmond
- Kenton
- Moorside
- Sandyford
- South Gosforth
- Wingrove
* uses economically active population from 2001 Census as denominator.
Source: Population figures; 2001 Census Area Statistics, © Crown Copyright. Ethnicity figures; 2001 Census Area Statistics, © Crown Copyright. 2001 Census Standard Tables, © Crown Copyright