East India and Lansbury Demographics (Tower Hamlets, England)

East India and Lansbury is a ward in Tower Hamlets of London, England and includes areas of Poplar, Blackwall and Lansbury.

In the 2011 census the population of East India and Lansbury was 14,859 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in East India and Lansbury is 30, while the median age is lower at 28.

58.9% of people living in East India and Lansbury were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 18.5% Bangladesh, 2.1% Somalia, 0.9% Scotland, 0.9% South America, 0.9% China, 0.8% India, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Nigeria, 0.6% North Africa.

63.6% of people living in East India and Lansbury speak English. The other top languages spoken are 22.6% Bengali, 2.1% Somali, 0.9% Polish, 0.8% Portuguese, 0.8% All other Chinese, 0.6% French, 0.6% Lithuanian, 0.6% Arabic, 0.6% Vietnamese.

The religious make up of East India and Lansbury is 42.9% Muslim, 29.5% Christian, 11.0% No religion, 1.1% Buddhist, 0.7% Hindu, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Jewish. 2,056 people did not state a religion. 24 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

32.2% of people are married, 7.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 40.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.8% are separated or divorced. There are 651 widowed people living in East India and Lansbury.

The top occupations listed by people in East India and Lansbury are Elementary 15.9%, Professional 14.9%, Elementary administration and service 14.8%, Associate professional and technical 13.8%, Administrative and secretarial 11.5%, Sales and customer service 10.7%, Skilled trades 9.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.3%, Administrative 8.5%, Sales 8.3%.