Blendon and Penhill Demographics (Bexley, England)

Blendon and Penhill is a ward in Bexley of London, England and includes areas of Blackfen.

In the 2011 census the population of Blendon and Penhill was 10,910 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Blendon and Penhill is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

90.7% of people living in Blendon and Penhill were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Ireland, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% India, 0.6% Sri Lanka, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Nigeria, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Kenya.

96.6% of people living in Blendon and Penhill speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Turkish, 0.3% Tamil, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.2% Cantonese Chinese, 0.2% Gujarati, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Blendon and Penhill is 64.0% Christian, 24.0% No religion, 1.9% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 0.7% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist. 809 people did not state a religion. 26 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

52.8% of people are married, 9.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.6% are separated or divorced. There are 428 widowed people living in Blendon and Penhill.

The top occupations listed by people in Blendon and Penhill are Administrative and secretarial 19.9%, Skilled trades 14.2%, Associate professional and technical 13.7%, Administrative 13.5%, Professional 13.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.5%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.4%, Sales and customer service 7.3%, Corporate managers and directors 7.0%.