Haggerston Demographics (Hackney, England)

Haggerston is a ward in Hackney of London, England and includes areas of The City, Hackney, Shoreditch, Bow, Bethnal Green and St Leonard Shoreditch.

In the 2011 census the population of Haggerston was 13,904 and is made up of approximately 48% females and 52% males.

The average age of people in Haggerston is 32, while the median age is lower at 30.

51.4% of people living in Haggerston were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.9% Nigeria, 2.3% Australia, 1.9% United States, 1.8% Ireland, 1.7% Bangladesh, 1.6% South America, 1.5% Ghana, 1.3% Jamaica, 1.2% Scotland.

73.2% of people living in Haggerston speak English. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Turkish, 2.6% French, 2.0% Bengali, 1.7% Spanish, 1.4% Portuguese, 1.4% Italian, 1.1% German, 0.8% Vietnamese, 0.7% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Haggerston is 39.4% Christian, 31.3% No religion, 16.1% Muslim, 1.6% Buddhist, 0.8% Jewish, 0.7% Hindu, 0.3% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 1,189 people did not state a religion. 59 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

17.7% of people are married, 12.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 2.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 52.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.7% are separated or divorced. There are 708 widowed people living in Haggerston.

The top occupations listed by people in Haggerston are Professional 26.0%, Associate professional and technical 25.5%, Business, media and public service professionals 14.7%, Business and public service associate professionals 12.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.2%, Culture, media and sports 11.0%, Elementary 8.7%, Elementary administration and service 8.2%, Administrative and secretarial 7.8%, Corporate managers and directors 7.4%.