1. Newcastle Upon Tyne CBD Newcastle upon Tyne City Centre , or more commonly Newcastle City Centre or locally and colloquially as The Toon , is the central business district of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. It can be basically divided clockwise from north into the areas of Haymarket, Shieldfield (Manors), Quayside, Central Station, Grainger Town, Monument, Chinatown and Gallowgate.

2. The CBD Within the CBD, the population is largely Christian at 70.6%; Muslims from 3.6%, and over 16% have no religion. According to 2008 figures, the city's ethnic make-up is as follows: White – 90.5% South Asian – 5.2% Black – 1.1% Chinese – 1.1% Mixed-race – 1.2% Other – 0.8% Year and current total population: 1801 – 33,322 1851 – 80,184 1901 – 246,905 1911 – 293,944 1921 – 309,820 1931 – 326,576 1941 – 333,286 1951 – 340,155 1961 – 323,844 1971 – 308,317 1981 – 272,923 1991 – 277,723 2001 – 259,573 2007 – 271,600 2008 – 273,600