Harold Wood Demographics (Havering, England)

Harold Wood is a ward in Havering of London, England and includes areas of Chadwick, Harold Wood, Gallows Corner and Harold Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Harold Wood was 12,650 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Harold Wood is 41, while the median age is lower at 40.

89.2% of people living in Harold Wood were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% India, 0.8% Ireland, 0.6% Nigeria, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Wales, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.3% South Africa.

95.5% of people living in Harold Wood speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.3% Lithuanian, 0.2% French, 0.2% Romanian, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Gujarati, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.2% Russian.

The religious make up of Harold Wood is 63.5% Christian, 25.0% No religion, 1.4% Hindu, 1.3% Muslim, 0.5% Jewish, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist. 871 people did not state a religion. 42 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.0% of people are married, 11.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.7% are separated or divorced. There are 684 widowed people living in Harold Wood.

The top occupations listed by people in Harold Wood are Administrative and secretarial 17.6%, Professional 15.2%, Associate professional and technical 13.2%, Administrative 12.1%, Skilled trades 12.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.8%, Elementary 8.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.6%, Elementary administration and service 8.1%, Sales and customer service 8.0%.