Barnet Census Demographics United Kingdom
In the 2011 census the population of Barnet was 356,386 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.
The average age of people in Barnet is 37, while the median age is lower at 35.
59.3% of people living in Barnet were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.1% India, 2.0% Iran, 1.7% Ireland, 1.4% Kenya, 1.1% Nigeria, 1.0% South Africa, 0.9% Scotland, 0.9% South America, 0.8% Philippines.
76.6% of people living in Barnet speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Polish, 2.1% Gujarati, 2.0% Persian/Farsi, 1.2% Romanian, 1.0% Arabic, 0.8% Portuguese, 0.7% All other Chinese, 0.7% Japanese, 0.6% French.
The religious make up of Barnet is 41.2% Christian, 15.7% No religion, 15.2% Jewish, 10.3% Muslim, 6.2% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 0.4% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 29,917 people did not state a religion. 738 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 27 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.
44.3% of people are married, 7.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 31.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 16,526 widowed people living in Barnet.
The top occupations listed by people in Barnet are Professional 24.7%, Associate professional and technical 14.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.6%, Business, media and public service professionals 9.3%, Corporate managers and directors 8.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.3%, Skilled trades 8.2%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.0%, Administrative 8.0%.
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- Barnet Areas
- Brunswick Park, Burnt Oak, Childs Hill, Colindale, Coppetts, East Barnet, East Finchley, Edgware, Finchley Church End, Garden Suburb, Golders Green, Hale, Hendon, High Barnet, Mill Hill, Oakleigh, Totteridge, Underhill, West Finchley, West Hendon, Woodhouse
- 2011 Census United Kingdom