Whitton Demographics (Richmond upon Thames, England)

Whitton is a ward in Richmond upon Thames of London, England and includes areas of Maswell Park, Whitton and Whitton Park.

In the 2011 census the population of Whitton was 9,752 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Whitton is 39, while the median age is also 39.

73.6% of people living in Whitton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.5% India, 2.3% Ireland, 1.4% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 1.1% Kenya, 0.7% South Africa, 0.7% Pakistan, 0.6% Iran, 0.6% Sri Lanka.

87.9% of people living in Whitton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.4% Polish, 1.0% Persian/Farsi, 0.9% Gujarati, 0.9% Panjabi, 0.6% Arabic, 0.4% Urdu, 0.4% German, 0.4% Bengali, 0.3% Hungarian.

The religious make up of Whitton is 58.1% Christian, 20.6% No religion, 5.7% Muslim, 4.3% Hindu, 1.7% Sikh, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 731 people did not state a religion. 42 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

48.8% of people are married, 9.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.8% are separated or divorced. There are 392 widowed people living in Whitton.

The top occupations listed by people in Whitton are Professional 22.9%, Associate professional and technical 18.0%, Administrative and secretarial 13.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.2%, Administrative 9.8%, Business and public service associate professionals 9.2%, Skilled trades 8.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.5%, Corporate managers and directors 7.6%, Business, media and public service professionals 7.1%.