Green Street West Demographics (Newham, England)

Green Street West is a ward in Newham of London, England and includes areas of Upton and Forest Gate.

In the 2011 census the population of Green Street West was 15,113 and is made up of approximately 45% females and 55% males.

The average age of people in Green Street West is 32, while the median age is lower at 28.

38.4% of people living in Green Street West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 19.6% India, 10.9% Pakistan, 9.2% Bangladesh, 1.4% Kenya, 1.0% Nigeria, 0.9% Somalia, 0.8% Jamaica, 0.7% Ghana, 0.6% Philippines.

47.9% of people living in Green Street West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 12.6% Gujarati, 10.1% Bengali, 8.8% Urdu, 4.1% Panjabi, 2.2% Hindi, 1.2% Lithuanian, 1.1% Polish, 0.8% Pashto, 0.8% Romanian.

The religious make up of Green Street West is 50.4% Muslim, 17.5% Christian, 17.1% Hindu, 3.9% Sikh, 3.4% No religion, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 975 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

39.3% of people are married, 3.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 39.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.1% are separated or divorced. There are 435 widowed people living in Green Street West.

The top occupations listed by people in Green Street West are Elementary 19.3%, Elementary administration and service 17.7%, Sales and customer service 17.2%, Sales 14.7%, Professional 12.9%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 12.8%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Skilled trades 9.0%, Associate professional and technical 8.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.0%.