Greenhithe Demographics (Dartford, England)

Greenhithe is a ward in Dartford of South East, England and includes areas of Bluewater and Horns Cross.

In the 2011 census the population of Greenhithe was 6,567 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Greenhithe is 35, while the median age is lower at 34.

86.6% of people living in Greenhithe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% India, 0.9% South Africa, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Nigeria, 0.8% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Sri Lanka.

95.2% of people living in Greenhithe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.3% German, 0.3% Lithuanian, 0.3% Tamil, 0.3% Turkish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% French.

The religious make up of Greenhithe is 57.5% Christian, 30.7% No religion, 1.5% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 1.4% Sikh, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 398 people did not state a religion. 30 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

41.2% of people are married, 18.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.2% are separated or divorced. There are 338 widowed people living in Greenhithe.

The top occupations listed by people in Greenhithe are Professional 16.6%, Associate professional and technical 16.5%, Administrative and secretarial 14.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.7%, Administrative 10.3%, Skilled trades 10.1%, Corporate managers and directors 10.0%, Business and public service associate professionals 9.6%, Elementary 8.0%, Sales and customer service 7.9%.