Sidcup Demographics (Bexley, England)

Sidcup is a ward in Bexley of London, England and includes areas of Foots Cray, Blackfen and Halfway Street.

In the 2011 census the population of Sidcup was 10,844 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Sidcup is 42, while the median age is also 42.

87.2% of people living in Sidcup were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 1.0% India, 0.9% Ireland, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% Nigeria, 0.4% Hong Kong , 0.4% China, 0.3% Kenya, 0.3% Bangladesh.

95.6% of people living in Sidcup speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Turkish, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.3% Northern European Language, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Bulgarian, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.2% Gujarati.

The religious make up of Sidcup is 63.8% Christian, 23.0% No religion, 2.3% Muslim, 1.2% Hindu, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% Sikh, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 826 people did not state a religion. 35 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.5% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 28.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.3% are separated or divorced. There are 480 widowed people living in Sidcup.

The top occupations listed by people in Sidcup are Administrative and secretarial 18.7%, Professional 18.6%, Associate professional and technical 15.6%, Administrative 12.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.2%, Skilled trades 10.3%, Business and public service associate professionals 9.3%, Corporate managers and directors 7.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.6%, Sales and customer service 7.3%.