Hackney Central Demographics (Hackney, England)

Hackney Central is a ward in Hackney of London, England and includes areas of Hackney and Dalston.

In the 2011 census the population of Hackney Central was 12,548 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Hackney Central is 34, while the median age is lower at 31.

56.8% of people living in Hackney Central were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.9% Nigeria, 2.8% Ghana, 2.4% Jamaica, 1.6% Ireland, 1.5% Scotland, 1.4% South America, 1.4% Bangladesh, 0.9% Australia, 0.9% United States.

78.4% of people living in Hackney Central speak English. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Turkish, 1.6% Bengali, 1.1% Polish, 1.0% French, 1.0% Spanish, 0.9% Vietnamese, 0.8% German, 0.8% Italian, 0.7% Akan.

The religious make up of Hackney Central is 42.2% Christian, 28.8% No religion, 14.0% Muslim, 1.8% Buddhist, 1.2% Sikh, 1.0% Jewish, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Atheist. 1,160 people did not state a religion. 45 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

19.8% of people are married, 11.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 2.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 48.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.3% are separated or divorced. There are 750 widowed people living in Hackney Central.

The top occupations listed by people in Hackney Central are Professional 22.9%, Associate professional and technical 22.6%, Culture, media and sports 12.6%, Elementary 10.9%, Business, media and public service professionals 10.3%, Elementary administration and service 10.3%, Administrative and secretarial 9.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.2%, Sales and customer service 7.8%.