Eltham West Demographics (Greenwich, England)

Eltham West is a ward in Greenwich of London, England and includes areas of Kidbrooke, Middle Park, Eltham and Blackheath.

In the 2011 census the population of Eltham West was 10,399 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Eltham West is 36, while the median age is lower at 35.

77.2% of people living in Eltham West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% Nigeria, 1.1% Ireland, 0.9% India, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Ghana, 0.7% Somalia, 0.7% South America, 0.6% China, 0.5% Jamaica.

87.9% of people living in Eltham West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.7% Lithuanian, 0.9% Polish, 0.6% Turkish, 0.6% Nepalese, 0.5% French, 0.5% Somali, 0.5% Portuguese, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% Bulgarian.

The religious make up of Eltham West is 55.8% Christian, 26.6% No religion, 5.5% Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 1.2% Buddhist, 0.4% Sikh, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 803 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

38.0% of people are married, 10.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 32.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.3% are separated or divorced. There are 585 widowed people living in Eltham West.

The top occupations listed by people in Eltham West are Professional 14.3%, Skilled trades 13.1%, Administrative and secretarial 13.0%, Elementary 12.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.8%, Associate professional and technical 11.0%, Elementary administration and service 10.9%, Sales and customer service 9.8%, Administrative 9.3%, Caring personal service 8.6%.