Evelyn Demographics (Lewisham, England)

Evelyn is a ward in Lewisham of London, England and includes areas of Deptford.

In the 2011 census the population of Evelyn was 16,603 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Evelyn is 31, while the median age is lower at 29.

53.2% of people living in Evelyn were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 5.3% Nigeria, 2.8% Jamaica, 1.9% Ghana, 1.9% South America, 1.8% China, 1.2% Somalia, 1.2% Ireland, 1.1% Scotland, 0.8% India.

74.2% of people living in Evelyn speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% French, 2.3% All other Chinese, 1.9% Vietnamese, 1.5% Spanish, 1.4% Portuguese, 1.4% Polish, 1.0% Somali, 1.0% Italian, 0.8% Arabic.

The religious make up of Evelyn is 52.6% Christian, 22.6% No religion, 10.1% Muslim, 3.9% Buddhist, 1.6% Hindu, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 1,307 people did not state a religion. 56 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

23.7% of people are married, 8.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 46.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 12.3% are separated or divorced. There are 926 widowed people living in Evelyn.

The top occupations listed by people in Evelyn are Professional 18.4%, Elementary 16.4%, Elementary administration and service 15.6%, Associate professional and technical 14.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.6%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Sales and customer service 8.7%, Skilled trades 8.0%, Administrative 7.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 7.7%.