Tilehurst, or Tilehurst Without, is a civil parish in Berkshire, England. It includes that part of the Reading suburb of Tilehurst that lies outside the Reading Borough boundary, together with the northern part of the adjoining suburb of Calcot, and a small rural area west of the two suburbs.
The parish is bordered by the Borough of Reading, and the West Berkshire civil parishes of Holybrook, Theale, Sulham, and Purley on Thames. It lies entirely within the Reading West and Mid Berkshire parliamentary constituency.
Demographics At the 2021 census, the parish had 14,312 residents in 5,718 households.
+ Census population of Tilehurst parish Census Population Female Male Households Source 2001 14,683 7,360 7,323 5,571 2011 14,064 7,134 6,930 5,534 2021 14,312 7,288 7,024 5,718
At the 2001 census, the ratio of employed to unemployed residents was approximately 10:1. In addition to this 24% of residents who are neither employed nor unemployed but "economically inactive". The average working resident worked approximately 40 hours per week in managerial or professional employment.
Ib 2001 the mean age of a parish resident was 37.47; the median was 38.00. + Age profile of Tilehurst parish in 2001 Age group Number of residents 0–4 872 5–15 2,326 16–24 1,380 25–44 4,384 45–64 3,904 65–74 1,169 75+ 648
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