Blackfen and Lamorbey Demographics (Bexley, England)

Blackfen and Lamorbey is a ward in Bexley of London, England and includes areas of Blackfen and Halfway Street.

In the 2011 census the population of Blackfen and Lamorbey was 10,616 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

91.7% of people living in Blackfen and Lamorbey were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Ireland, 0.8% India, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Nigeria, 0.2% Sri Lanka, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Kenya, 0.2% Jamaica.

97.1% of people living in Blackfen and Lamorbey speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Gujarati, 0.3% Turkish, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Japanese.

The religious make up of Blackfen and Lamorbey is 64.5% Christian, 23.7% No religion, 1.4% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 0.7% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish. 800 people did not state a religion. 37 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.1% of people are married, 10.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.6% are separated or divorced. There are 406 widowed people living in Blackfen and Lamorbey.

The top occupations listed by people in Blackfen and Lamorbey are Administrative and secretarial 19.3%, Professional 13.9%, Associate professional and technical 13.6%, Skilled trades 13.1%, Administrative 12.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.2%, Sales and customer service 8.1%, Elementary 7.6%, Elementary administration and service 7.1%.