Barnehurst Demographics (Bexley, England)

Barnehurst is a ward in Bexley of London, England and includes areas of Barnehurst.

In the 2011 census the population of Barnehurst was 10,418 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Barnehurst is 41, while the median age is also 41.

90.4% of people living in Barnehurst were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Ireland, 1.0% India, 0.8% Nigeria, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Kenya.

96.8% of people living in Barnehurst speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Turkish, 0.3% Panjabi, 0.3% Tamil, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Gujarati.

The religious make up of Barnehurst is 63.9% Christian, 23.9% No religion, 1.7% Muslim, 1.2% Sikh, 1.1% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist. 731 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

49.1% of people are married, 9.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 541 widowed people living in Barnehurst.

The top occupations listed by people in Barnehurst are Administrative and secretarial 19.4%, Professional 14.1%, Administrative 14.0%, Associate professional and technical 13.6%, Skilled trades 12.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.3%, Elementary 8.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.2%, Elementary administration and service 7.9%, Sales and customer service 7.6%.