Greenwich Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Greenwich was 254,557 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Greenwich is 35, while the median age is lower at 33.

66.9% of people living in Greenwich were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 5.1% Nigeria, 1.7% India, 1.3% Ireland, 1.1% Scotland, 0.9% Ghana, 0.8% Jamaica, 0.8% China, 0.7% Somalia, 0.6% South America.

83.1% of people living in Greenwich speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.1% Nepalese, 0.9% Polish, 0.9% French, 0.8% Lithuanian, 0.7% All other Chinese, 0.7% Panjabi, 0.6% Somali, 0.6% Turkish, 0.6% Yoruba.

The religious make up of Greenwich is 52.9% Christian, 25.1% No religion, 6.8% Muslim, 3.6% Hindu, 1.7% Buddhist, 1.4% Sikh, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 19,237 people did not state a religion. 698 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 34 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

36.1% of people are married, 11.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 33.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.8% are separated or divorced. There are 13,125 widowed people living in Greenwich.

The top occupations listed by people in Greenwich are Professional 20.4%, Associate professional and technical 14.2%, Elementary 12.0%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Elementary administration and service 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.6%, Skilled trades 9.0%, Administrative 8.6%, Sales and customer service 7.9%.