Bensham Manor Demographics (Croydon, England)

Bensham Manor is a ward in Croydon of London, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Bensham Manor was 16,201 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Bensham Manor is 35, while the median age is lower at 33.

53.8% of people living in Bensham Manor were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 5.9% India, 5.7% Jamaica, 3.5% Pakistan, 3.5% Ghana, 2.7% Sri Lanka, 2.2% Nigeria, 1.8% Kenya, 1.5% South America, 0.7% Ireland.

76.0% of people living in Bensham Manor speak English. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Gujarati, 3.1% Tamil, 2.9% Urdu, 1.8% Polish, 1.0% French, 1.0% Portuguese, 0.8% Pashto, 0.7% Akan, 0.7% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Bensham Manor is 54.0% Christian, 14.7% Muslim, 10.7% Hindu, 10.7% No religion, 0.6% Sikh, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish. 1,249 people did not state a religion. 21 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

36.5% of people are married, 6.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 37.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.1% are separated or divorced. There are 825 widowed people living in Bensham Manor.

The top occupations listed by people in Bensham Manor are Professional 16.5%, Administrative and secretarial 14.7%, Sales and customer service 11.9%, Administrative 11.7%, Elementary 11.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.0%, Associate professional and technical 10.8%, Elementary administration and service 10.7%, Skilled trades 9.5%, Sales 9.5%.