Garlinge

Garlinge is a village in the suburbs of Margate in Kent, United Kingdom, situated 1 1⁄2 miles (2.4 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: newsagent/off-licence, two hairdressers, bakery/cafe, computer shop, pharmacy, a petrol station (with ATMs and a retail outlet), a mini supermarket/post office and two car workshops. There is a fish and chip shop and an Indian and Chinese take away and an Indian restaurant/take-away. The village has two pubs - the Rodney on the High Street and the Hussar on Canterbury Road - the latter serves meals and has accommodation.

Garlinge

Hussar Hotel, Garlinge, on the junction of High Street and the A28 Canterbury Road
Garlinge
Location within Kent
Population4,849 (Garlinge ward 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTR335697
• London65 mi (105 km)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMARGATE
Postcode districtCT9
Dialling code01843
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

Demography
Garlinge compared
2001 UK CensusGarlinge wardThanet boroughEngland
Population4,858126,70249,138,831
Foreign born3.4%5.1%9.2%
White98.8%97.7%90.9%
Unemployed3.9%4.4%3.3%
Retired16.7%17.5%13.5%

At 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]

References
  1. "Margate ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. "Neighbourhood Statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2008.

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