Weavers Demographics (Tower Hamlets, England)

Weavers is a ward in Tower Hamlets of London, England and includes areas of Bow, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch and St Leonard Shoreditch.

In the 2011 census the population of Weavers was 13,206 and is made up of approximately 48% females and 52% males.

The average age of people in Weavers is 32, while the median age is lower at 29.

56.0% of people living in Weavers were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 13.8% Bangladesh, 1.8% Australia, 1.6% Ireland, 1.4% United States, 1.4% Scotland, 1.3% South America, 0.7% Somalia, 0.7% Wales, 0.6% Northern Ireland.

69.3% of people living in Weavers speak English. The other top languages spoken are 16.6% Bengali, 1.7% Italian, 1.6% Spanish, 1.4% French, 0.9% Portuguese, 0.7% Somali, 0.7% German, 0.6% Arabic, 0.6% Swedish.

The religious make up of Weavers is 30.3% Muslim, 24.7% No religion, 24.7% Christian, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.8% Jewish, 0.5% Hindu, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 2,230 people did not state a religion. 39 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

22.2% of people are married, 10.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 2.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 49.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 577 widowed people living in Weavers.

The top occupations listed by people in Weavers are Professional 26.1%, Associate professional and technical 25.3%, Business, media and public service professionals 13.8%, Business and public service associate professionals 12.1%, Culture, media and sports 10.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.1%, Elementary 8.7%, Elementary administration and service 8.4%, Administrative and secretarial 8.3%, Sales and customer service 7.2%.