New River Demographics (Hackney, England)

New River is a ward in Hackney of London, England and includes areas of Stamford Hill and Stoke Newington.

In the 2011 census the population of New River was 12,551 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in New River is 30, while the median age is lower at 28.

58.3% of people living in New River were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.8% South America, 2.1% Nigeria, 1.8% United States, 1.3% Jamaica, 1.3% Ghana, 1.3% Ireland, 1.0% India, 0.7% China, 0.7% Bangladesh.

69.6% of people living in New River speak English. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Yiddish, 4.3% Polish, 3.9% Turkish, 2.1% Spanish, 1.8% Portuguese, 1.5% Hebrew, 0.9% French, 0.7% Bengali, 0.6% Arabic.

The religious make up of New River is 31.6% Christian, 28.6% Jewish, 14.7% No religion, 10.9% Muslim, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.4% Sikh, 0.3% Hindu. 1,540 people did not state a religion. 15 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

35.1% of people are married, 7.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 37.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.3% are separated or divorced. There are 573 widowed people living in New River.

The top occupations listed by people in New River are Professional 20.0%, Elementary 14.3%, Elementary administration and service 13.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Associate professional and technical 12.2%, Skilled trades 10.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.3%, Teaching and educational professionals 9.6%, Teaching and Educational Professionals 9.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.6%.