South Hornchurch Demographics (Havering, England)

South Hornchurch is a ward in Havering of London, England and includes areas of Southfields, Dovers Corner, Cherry Tree, Cold Harbour, Mardyke Estate, Coldharbour, Mardyke, White Post Corner, South Hornchurch and Mungo Park.

In the 2011 census the population of South Hornchurch was 13,544 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in South Hornchurch is 39, while the median age is also 39.

87.1% of people living in South Hornchurch were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.1% Nigeria, 0.9% Ireland, 0.6% Ghana, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% India, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Bangladesh, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% South Africa.

94.8% of people living in South Hornchurch speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Lithuanian, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Bengali, 0.3% French, 0.3% Turkish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Latvian, 0.2% Akan, 0.2% Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian.

The religious make up of South Hornchurch is 64.7% Christian, 24.5% No religion, 2.5% Muslim, 0.7% Hindu, 0.4% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish. 831 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

44.5% of people are married, 9.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 27.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.9% are separated or divorced. There are 695 widowed people living in South Hornchurch.

The top occupations listed by people in South Hornchurch are Administrative and secretarial 17.2%, Skilled trades 15.6%, Administrative 12.5%, Professional 10.6%, Elementary 10.5%, Sales and customer service 10.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.8%, Associate professional and technical 9.2%, Elementary administration and service 9.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.0%.