Blackheath Westcombe Demographics (Greenwich, England)

Blackheath Westcombe is a ward in Greenwich of London, England and includes areas of Kidbrooke and Blackheath.

In the 2011 census the population of Blackheath Westcombe was 12,875 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Blackheath Westcombe is 39, while the median age is lower at 37.

72.6% of people living in Blackheath Westcombe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.2% Scotland, 1.9% Ireland, 1.4% Wales, 1.3% United States, 1.2% India, 1.0% Australia, 0.9% South Africa, 0.8% Northern Ireland, 0.8% Nigeria.

90.4% of people living in Blackheath Westcombe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.8% French, 0.6% German, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% Italian, 0.6% Polish, 0.5% Turkish, 0.5% Russian, 0.5% Portuguese, 0.4% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Blackheath Westcombe is 49.9% Christian, 34.6% No religion, 2.6% Muslim, 1.2% Hindu, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.6% Sikh, 0.5% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 1,070 people did not state a religion. 66 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

37.4% of people are married, 14.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 31.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.4% are separated or divorced. There are 671 widowed people living in Blackheath Westcombe.

The top occupations listed by people in Blackheath Westcombe are Professional 35.0%, Associate professional and technical 21.6%, Business, media and public service professionals 15.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.0%, Business and public service associate professionals 12.9%, Corporate managers and directors 11.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Teaching and educational professionals 8.0%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 8.0%, Administrative 7.1%.