Brownswood Demographics (Hackney, England)

Brownswood is a ward in Hackney of London, England and includes areas of Finsbury Park.

In the 2011 census the population of Brownswood was 11,091 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Brownswood is 33, while the median age is lower at 31.

54.2% of people living in Brownswood were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.2% Ireland, 1.8% South America, 1.8% Nigeria, 1.6% Scotland, 1.1% United States, 1.1% Australia, 1.0% Bangladesh, 1.0% Ghana, 1.0% Jamaica.

72.8% of people living in Brownswood speak English. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Turkish, 2.4% Polish, 2.2% Spanish, 1.7% French, 1.4% Italian, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.1% Bengali, 0.9% Arabic, 0.9% German.

The religious make up of Brownswood is 39.2% Christian, 31.7% No religion, 14.2% Muslim, 2.6% Jewish, 1.3% Buddhist, 0.7% Sikh, 0.6% Hindu, 0.2% Atheist. 915 people did not state a religion. 54 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

20.9% of people are married, 14.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 2.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 49.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 506 widowed people living in Brownswood.

The top occupations listed by people in Brownswood are Professional 30.5%, Associate professional and technical 20.5%, Business, media and public service professionals 13.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.3%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Culture, media and sports 8.7%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.7%, Elementary 8.6%, Elementary administration and service 8.0%, Administrative 6.5%.