Bromley-by-Bow Demographics (Tower Hamlets, England)

Bromley-by-Bow is a ward in Tower Hamlets of London, England and includes areas of Bow, South Bromley and Bromley By Bow.

In the 2011 census the population of Bromley-by-Bow was 14,480 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Bromley-by-Bow is 29, while the median age is lower at 27.

54.9% of people living in Bromley-by-Bow were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 22.2% Bangladesh, 1.9% Somalia, 1.0% China, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Nigeria, 0.8% India, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% South America, 0.6% Ghana.

61.0% of people living in Bromley-by-Bow speak English. The other top languages spoken are 25.6% Bengali, 1.7% Somali, 1.0% Polish, 0.8% French, 0.7% Spanish, 0.7% All other Chinese, 0.6% Arabic, 0.6% Turkish, 0.6% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Bromley-by-Bow is 48.7% Muslim, 22.9% Christian, 11.1% No religion, 1.4% Buddhist, 0.9% Hindu, 0.4% Sikh, 0.2% Jewish. 1,990 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

32.9% of people are married, 7.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 41.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.4% are separated or divorced. There are 538 widowed people living in Bromley-by-Bow.

The top occupations listed by people in Bromley-by-Bow are Professional 17.0%, Elementary 15.2%, Associate professional and technical 14.6%, Elementary administration and service 14.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.7%, Sales and customer service 11.5%, Sales 9.3%, Skilled trades 9.1%, Administrative 8.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.3%.