Romford Town Demographics (Havering, England)

Romford Town is a ward in Havering of London, England and includes areas of Rise Park, Beacontree Heath and Squirrels Heath.

In the 2011 census the population of Romford Town was 15,921 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Romford Town is 38, while the median age is lower at 35.

81.7% of people living in Romford Town were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% India, 1.3% Ireland, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Nigeria, 0.7% Philippines, 0.5% Wales, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Pakistan, 0.4% China.

90.9% of people living in Romford Town speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.0% Polish, 0.8% Lithuanian, 0.5% Turkish, 0.5% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.4% All other Chinese, 0.4% Romanian, 0.4% Bengali, 0.3% French, 0.3% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Romford Town is 60.1% Christian, 24.6% No religion, 3.8% Muslim, 1.8% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Jewish, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 1,088 people did not state a religion. 65 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

39.9% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.1% are separated or divorced. There are 870 widowed people living in Romford Town.

The top occupations listed by people in Romford Town are Professional 18.5%, Administrative and secretarial 17.1%, Associate professional and technical 15.3%, Administrative 12.0%, Skilled trades 11.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.6%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.6%, Elementary 8.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.7%, Elementary administration and service 7.4%.