Charlton Demographics (Greenwich, England)

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

In the 2011 census the population of Charlton was 14,385 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

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

66.4% of people living in Charlton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.5% Nigeria, 1.8% India, 1.4% Ireland, 1.2% Scotland, 1.1% China, 0.8% Wales, 0.8% Ghana, 0.8% Somalia, 0.7% South America.

81.8% of people living in Charlton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.4% Nepalese, 1.1% All other Chinese, 1.0% Polish, 0.9% Panjabi, 0.8% Vietnamese, 0.8% French, 0.8% Somali, 0.7% Turkish, 0.6% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Charlton is 47.2% Christian, 28.6% No religion, 6.8% Muslim, 4.0% Hindu, 2.0% Buddhist, 1.7% Sikh, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 1,213 people did not state a religion. 49 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

34.9% of people are married, 11.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 34.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.9% are separated or divorced. There are 772 widowed people living in Charlton.

The top occupations listed by people in Charlton are Professional 22.8%, Associate professional and technical 15.9%, Elementary 11.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.6%, Administrative 8.4%, Business, media and public service professionals 8.2%, Skilled trades 8.2%.