Drawn from the latest ONS and Census figures for South Shields, with what ChatFlow does about each.
48.5% of South Tyneside's residents
South Shields had 73,345 residents at the 2021 Census, about 48.5% of everyone in South Tyneside. Customers there message at all hours, whether or not anyone is at the desk.
Customers who work shifts
17.7% of working South Shields residents are in human health and social work activities, the town's largest field of work, ahead of wholesale and retail trade (14.2%) and education (9.4%). Many of them message businesses before or after their shift.
In South Shields, 54.2% of households own their home, 29.9% rent from a council or housing association and 15.9% rent privately (Census 2021). Each group brings different questions, from repairs and moving to new-customer enquiries.