Wick Demographics (Hackney, England)

Wick is a ward in Hackney of London, England and includes areas of Hackney, Hackney Wick, Homerton, South Hackney and Trowbridge Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Wick was 11,734 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Wick is 33, while the median age is lower at 30.

62.7% of people living in Wick were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.7% Nigeria, 2.2% Jamaica, 2.1% Ghana, 1.6% Ireland, 1.4% South America, 1.1% Bangladesh, 0.9% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% North Africa.

80.8% of people living in Wick speak English. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Turkish, 1.4% French, 1.3% Bengali, 1.3% Spanish, 1.0% Portuguese, 1.0% Polish, 0.7% Italian, 0.7% Akan, 0.5% Yoruba.

The religious make up of Wick is 50.4% Christian, 24.4% No religion, 12.7% Muslim, 1.5% Buddhist, 1.0% Jewish, 0.5% Sikh, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Atheist. 955 people did not state a religion. 45 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

22.8% of people are married, 10.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 46.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.9% are separated or divorced. There are 651 widowed people living in Wick.

The top occupations listed by people in Wick are Professional 20.5%, Associate professional and technical 20.5%, Elementary 11.9%, Elementary administration and service 11.5%, Administrative and secretarial 10.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.6%, Culture, media and sports 9.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.0%, Administrative 7.8%, Sales and customer service 7.8%.