home or family, 5.9% permanently sick or disabled and 3.2% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 13.2% retail, 8.8% manufacturing, 5% construction, 15.8% real estate, 11.3% health and social work, 9.3% education, 6% transport and communications, 5.4% public administration, 4.2% hotels and restaurants, 14.3% finance, 0.3% agriculture and 6.4% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in finance and education. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 21.9% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide. According to Office for National Statistics estimates, during the period of April 2004 to March 2005 the average gross weekly income of households was £670, compared with an average of £650 in South East England. References and footnotes External links Images on geograph The PLA page of thames.me.uk Chalkwell Park – The Park Chalkwell Hall – Metal Culture Populated coastal places in Essex Beaches of Essex Southend-on-Sea (district)