Larkswood Demographics (Waltham Forest, England)

Larkswood is a ward in Waltham Forest of London, England and includes areas of Chingford, Highams Park and Hale End.

In the 2011 census the population of Larkswood was 11,337 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Larkswood is 39, while the median age is lower at 38.

76.9% of people living in Larkswood were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Pakistan, 1.3% Ireland, 1.1% Jamaica, 0.9% India, 0.6% Ghana, 0.6% South America, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Nigeria, 0.5% Sri Lanka.

87.0% of people living in Larkswood speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Turkish, 1.1% Urdu, 1.0% Polish, 0.7% Romanian, 0.7% Lithuanian, 0.5% Greek, 0.5% Gujarati, 0.5% Bengali, 0.5% French.

The religious make up of Larkswood is 57.9% Christian, 18.4% No religion, 12.5% Muslim, 1.9% Hindu, 0.9% Jewish, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.4% Sikh. 773 people did not state a religion. 22 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.1% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 30.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 607 widowed people living in Larkswood.

The top occupations listed by people in Larkswood are Administrative and secretarial 16.7%, Professional 15.1%, Skilled trades 12.6%, Administrative 11.9%, Associate professional and technical 11.5%, Elementary 9.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.0%, Elementary administration and service 8.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.4%.