St Katharine's and Wapping Demographics (Tower Hamlets, England)

St Katharine's and Wapping is a ward in Tower Hamlets of London, England and includes areas of Whitechapel and Stepney.

In the 2011 census the population of St Katharine's and Wapping was 12,411 and is made up of approximately 46% females and 54% males.

The average age of people in St Katharine's and Wapping is 34, while the median age is lower at 32.

55.1% of people living in St Katharine's and Wapping were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 9.2% Bangladesh, 1.8% Australia, 1.7% Scotland, 1.6% Ireland, 1.4% United States, 1.2% India, 1.1% Wales, 0.9% South America, 0.8% South Africa.

72.3% of people living in St Katharine's and Wapping speak English. The other top languages spoken are 11.3% Bengali, 2.6% French, 1.5% Italian, 1.5% German, 1.2% Spanish, 1.0% Russian, 1.0% Polish, 0.6% Greek, 0.5% Portuguese.

The religious make up of St Katharine's and Wapping is 36.4% Christian, 22.4% No religion, 22.0% Muslim, 1.2% Hindu, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.6% Jewish, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 1,903 people did not state a religion. 35 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

28.4% of people are married, 13.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 2.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 41.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.4% are separated or divorced. There are 545 widowed people living in St Katharine's and Wapping.

The top occupations listed by people in St Katharine's and Wapping are Professional 33.2%, Associate professional and technical 23.8%, Business, media and public service professionals 19.6%, Business and public service associate professionals 17.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.8%, Corporate managers and directors 12.8%, Business, Finance and Related Associate Professionals 11.0%, Administrative and secretarial 9.1%, Business, Research and Administrative Professionals 8.8%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 7.3%.