Greenwich West Demographics (Greenwich, England)

Greenwich West is a ward in Greenwich of London, England and includes areas of Greenwich and Deptford.

In the 2011 census the population of Greenwich West was 16,527 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Greenwich West is 33, while the median age is lower at 31.

61.5% of people living in Greenwich West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.6% Nigeria, 2.0% Ireland, 1.8% Scotland, 1.5% China, 1.4% India, 1.4% United States, 1.3% South America, 1.1% Wales, 1.1% Australia.

82.2% of people living in Greenwich West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.7% All other Chinese, 1.5% French, 1.5% Spanish, 0.8% Polish, 0.8% Russian, 0.7% German, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.6% Italian, 0.6% Arabic.

The religious make up of Greenwich West is 47.2% Christian, 33.2% No religion, 5.4% Muslim, 2.1% Buddhist, 1.8% Hindu, 0.4% Sikh, 0.3% Jewish, 0.2% Atheist. 1,369 people did not state a religion. 82 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

29.1% of people are married, 15.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 2.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 39.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.8% are separated or divorced. There are 746 widowed people living in Greenwich West.

The top occupations listed by people in Greenwich West are Professional 31.4%, Associate professional and technical 20.8%, Business, media and public service professionals 14.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.0%, Business and public service associate professionals 12.6%, Corporate managers and directors 9.5%, Administrative and secretarial 9.0%, Elementary 7.6%, Elementary administration and service 7.1%, Business, Research and Administrative Professionals 7.0%.