Green Street East Demographics (Newham, England)

Green Street East is a ward in Newham of London, England and includes areas of Upton and Forest Gate.

In the 2011 census the population of Green Street East was 15,885 and is made up of approximately 44% females and 56% males.

The average age of people in Green Street East is 30, while the median age is lower at 28.

37.4% of people living in Green Street East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 21.5% India, 11.7% Pakistan, 9.1% Bangladesh, 1.2% Kenya, 1.1% Somalia, 1.0% Sri Lanka, 0.9% South America, 0.7% Nigeria, 0.7% Jamaica.

45.7% of people living in Green Street East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 14.2% Gujarati, 9.9% Bengali, 9.7% Urdu, 3.9% Panjabi, 2.3% Hindi, 1.3% Tamil, 1.2% Polish, 1.1% Somali, 1.0% Pashto.

The religious make up of Green Street East is 49.1% Muslim, 20.2% Hindu, 17.7% Christian, 3.9% Sikh, 2.8% No religion, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 811 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

39.2% of people are married, 3.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 38.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.0% are separated or divorced. There are 445 widowed people living in Green Street East.

The top occupations listed by people in Green Street East are Sales and customer service 19.5%, Elementary 19.3%, Elementary administration and service 17.7%, Sales 16.2%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 14.3%, Professional 11.5%, Skilled trades 9.7%, Administrative and secretarial 9.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 7.7%.