Falconwood and Welling Demographics (Bexley, England)

Falconwood and Welling is a ward in Bexley of London, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Falconwood and Welling was 10,800 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Falconwood and Welling is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

86.3% of people living in Falconwood and Welling were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% India, 1.1% Nigeria, 1.0% Ireland, 0.7% Sri Lanka, 0.7% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.3% Bangladesh, 0.2% Jamaica.

93.5% of people living in Falconwood and Welling speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Panjabi, 0.6% Tamil, 0.6% Polish, 0.5% Turkish, 0.4% All other Chinese, 0.3% Gujarati, 0.3% Nepalese, 0.3% Bengali, 0.2% French.

The religious make up of Falconwood and Welling is 62.0% Christian, 23.3% No religion, 3.0% Muslim, 2.3% Hindu, 1.6% Sikh, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish. 691 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.1% of people are married, 9.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.2% are separated or divorced. There are 365 widowed people living in Falconwood and Welling.

The top occupations listed by people in Falconwood and Welling are Administrative and secretarial 19.9%, Skilled trades 14.4%, Administrative 13.9%, Professional 12.9%, Associate professional and technical 11.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.4%, Sales and customer service 8.2%, Elementary 8.1%, Elementary administration and service 7.4%.