Addiscombe Demographics (Croydon, England)

Addiscombe is a ward in Croydon of London, England and includes areas of Addiscombe, Woodside, New Addington, E Croydon and East Croydon.

In the 2011 census the population of Addiscombe was 16,883 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Addiscombe is 35, while the median age is lower at 34.

63.5% of people living in Addiscombe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 5.7% India, 1.8% Jamaica, 1.4% Ireland, 1.3% Nigeria, 1.2% Sri Lanka, 1.1% Pakistan, 1.1% Scotland, 1.0% Ghana, 0.9% South Africa.

82.5% of people living in Addiscombe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Polish, 1.7% Tamil, 0.9% Urdu, 0.8% French, 0.7% Gujarati, 0.7% Turkish, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Addiscombe is 52.1% Christian, 23.6% No religion, 7.0% Muslim, 6.4% Hindu, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 1,420 people did not state a religion. 57 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

35.0% of people are married, 11.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 35.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.4% are separated or divorced. There are 910 widowed people living in Addiscombe.

The top occupations listed by people in Addiscombe are Professional 23.5%, Associate professional and technical 16.1%, Administrative and secretarial 14.5%, Administrative 11.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.9%, Business and public service associate professionals 9.0%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 8.2%, Elementary 8.2%, Skilled trades 8.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.1%.