Edgware Demographics (Barnet, England)

Edgware is a ward in Barnet of London, England and includes areas of Newlands, Stonegrove, Edgwarebury and The Hale.

In the 2011 census the population of Edgware was 16,728 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Edgware is 37, while the median age is lower at 35.

61.2% of people living in Edgware were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.5% India, 2.7% Kenya, 1.7% South Africa, 1.3% Nigeria, 1.2% Iran, 1.0% Pakistan, 1.0% Ireland, 1.0% Sri Lanka, 0.9% Somalia.

79.3% of people living in Edgware speak English. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Gujarati, 2.4% Romanian, 1.7% Persian/Farsi, 1.2% Polish, 1.0% Arabic, 0.9% Portuguese, 0.8% Urdu, 0.7% Somali, 0.6% Albanian.

The religious make up of Edgware is 32.6% Jewish, 27.7% Christian, 11.3% Muslim, 8.8% Hindu, 8.0% No religion, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.4% Sikh. 1,347 people did not state a religion. 23 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 4 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

51.9% of people are married, 4.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 28.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.9% are separated or divorced. There are 636 widowed people living in Edgware.

The top occupations listed by people in Edgware are Professional 24.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.1%, Administrative and secretarial 13.1%, Associate professional and technical 12.6%, Business, media and public service professionals 9.6%, Corporate managers and directors 8.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.8%, Administrative 8.3%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.3%, Elementary 8.0%.