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Ethnic Makeup in Southwark, borough

Main ethnicity

White British: 36%

Higher than average

Black African: 16%
Other Black: 4%

Lower than average

Indian: 2%
Pakistani: 0.7%

Southwark (borough)

Average for London

Ethnic Makeup

White British 36%

Black African 16%

Other White 13%

Mixed 7%

Black Caribbean 6%

Other 5%

Other Black 4%

Other Asian 2.7%

Chinese 2.7%

Indian 2%

White Irish 2%

Bangladeshi 1.8%

Arab 1%

Pakistani 0.7%

Roma 0.5%

Gypsy 0.1%

Ethnic Makeup of wards within Southwark (borough)

Ward name	Main ethnicity	%
1. Peckham	Black African	30%
2. Old Kent Road	Black African	26%
3. Faraday	Black African	23%
4. Dulwich Village	White British	65%
5. Goose Green	White British	57%
6. Dulwich Hill	White British	56%
7. Peckham Rye	White British	50%
8. Dulwich Wood	White British	43%
9. Rye Lane	White British	41%
10. North Bermondsey	White British	40%
11. Surrey Docks	White British	39%
12. Champion Hill	White British	38%
13. Nunhead & Queen's Road	White British	36%
14. South Bermondsey	White British	35%
15. Borough & Bankside	White British	35%
16. St Giles	White British	35%
17. London Bridge & West Bermondsey	White British	35%
18. Rotherhithe	White British	33%
19. St George's	White British	31%
20. Newington	White British	29%
21. North Walworth	White British	28%
22. Camberwell Green	White British	27%
23. Chaucer	White British	25%

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Southwark (borough) displays distinctive ethnic group characteristics:

The main ethnic group is White British, representing 36% of the population. On average, 37% of the population in London belong to the White British ethnic group.

The following ethnic groups have proportions higher than average for the London:

Black African comprise 16%, while average for London is 8%
Other Black comprise 4%, while average for London is 1.7%

Conversely, the following ethnic groups have a proportion lower than the average for London:

Indian comprise 2%, while average for London is 7%
Pakistani comprise 0.7%, while average for London is 3%

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Data source: Office for National Statistics

Census 2021

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Religion in Southwark, borough

Main religion

Christian: 43%

Higher than average

No Religion: 36%

Lower than average

Hindu: 1.1%
Muslim: 10%
Sikh: 0.2%

Southwark (borough)

Average for London

Religion

Christian 43%

No Religion 36%

Muslim 10%

Religion Not Stated 7%

Hindu 1.1%

Buddhist 1%

Other Religion 0.7%

Jewish 0.4%

Sikh 0.2%

Religion of wards within Southwark (borough)

Ward name	Main religion	%
1. Old Kent Road	Christian	52%
2. Peckham	Christian	51%
3. Faraday	Christian	50%
4. Camberwell Green	Christian	48%
5. South Bermondsey	Christian	48%
6. Newington	Christian	47%
7. Nunhead & Queen's Road	Christian	44%
8. St Giles	Christian	44%
9. Dulwich Wood	Christian	43%
10. North Bermondsey	Christian	43%
11. Rotherhithe	Christian	43%
12. Champion Hill	Christian	43%
13. Rye Lane	Christian	42%
14. North Walworth	Christian	41%
15. London Bridge & West Bermondsey	Christian	40%
16. Chaucer	Christian	39%
17. Goose Green	No Religion	51%
18. Dulwich Hill	No Religion	49%
19. Dulwich Village	No Religion	47%
20. Peckham Rye	No Religion	47%
21. Surrey Docks	No Religion	42%
22. Borough & Bankside	No Religion	42%
23. St George's	No Religion	38%

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Southwark (borough) displays distinctive religion characteristics:

The main religion is Christian, representing 43% of the population. On average, 41% of the population in London belong to the Christian religion.

The following religions have proportions higher than average for the London:

No Religion comprise 36%, while average for London is 27%

Conversely, the following religions have a proportion lower than the average for London:

Hindu comprise 1.1%, while average for London is 5%
Muslim comprise 10%, while average for London is 15%
Sikh comprise 0.2%, while average for London is 1.6%

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Data source: Office for National Statistics

Census 2021

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Residents Age in Southwark, borough

Main age band

Aged 20 to 39: 41%

Higher than average

Aged 20 to 39: 41%

Southwark (borough)

Average for London

Residents Age

Aged 20 to 39 41%

Aged 40 to 59 26%

Aged under 20 21%

Aged 60 to 79 11%

Aged 80 and over 2%

Residents Age of wards within Southwark (borough)

Ward name	Main age band	%
1. Surrey Docks	Aged 20 to 39	51%
2. London Bridge & West Bermondsey	Aged 20 to 39	51%
3. North Walworth	Aged 20 to 39	50%
4. St George's	Aged 20 to 39	49%
5. Chaucer	Aged 20 to 39	47%
6. Borough & Bankside	Aged 20 to 39	47%
7. Rotherhithe	Aged 20 to 39	47%
8. North Bermondsey	Aged 20 to 39	46%
9. South Bermondsey	Aged 20 to 39	42%
10. Rye Lane	Aged 20 to 39	40%
11. Nunhead & Queen's Road	Aged 20 to 39	40%
12. Goose Green	Aged 20 to 39	40%
13. St Giles	Aged 20 to 39	40%
14. Camberwell Green	Aged 20 to 39	39%
15. Newington	Aged 20 to 39	38%
16. Peckham	Aged 20 to 39	37%
17. Champion Hill	Aged 20 to 39	36%
18. Faraday	Aged 20 to 39	35%
19. Old Kent Road	Aged 20 to 39	35%
20. Dulwich Hill	Aged 20 to 39	35%
21. Peckham Rye	Aged 20 to 39	33%
22. Dulwich Village	Aged 40 to 59	31%
23. Dulwich Wood	Aged 40 to 59	29%

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Southwark (borough) displays distinctive age band characteristics:

The main age band is Aged 20 to 39, representing 41% of the population. On average, 33% of the population in London belong to the Aged 20 to 39 age band.

The following age bands have proportions higher than average for the London:

Aged 20 to 39 comprise 41%, while average for London is 33%

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Data source: Office for National Statistics

Census 2021

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Household Type in Southwark, borough

Main household type

People living alone: 33%

Lower than average

Households aged 66+: 1.9%

Southwark (borough)

Average for London

Household Type

People living alone 33%

Families with young children 22%

Families without children 16%

Extended families or unrelated people 15%

Families with adult children at home 9%

Other family type 2.4%

Households aged 66+ 1.9%

Household Type of wards within Southwark (borough)

Ward name	Main household type	%
1. Borough & Bankside	People living alone	42%
2. London Bridge & West Bermondsey	People living alone	38%
3. St George's	People living alone	37%
4. Newington	People living alone	37%
5. North Bermondsey	People living alone	37%
6. North Walworth	People living alone	36%
7. Camberwell Green	People living alone	36%
8. South Bermondsey	People living alone	35%
9. Rotherhithe	People living alone	34%
10. Nunhead & Queen's Road	People living alone	34%
11. Chaucer	People living alone	34%
12. Old Kent Road	People living alone	33%
13. Rye Lane	People living alone	32%
14. St Giles	People living alone	31%
15. Peckham	People living alone	31%
16. Surrey Docks	People living alone	31%
17. Champion Hill	People living alone	31%
18. Goose Green	People living alone	30%
19. Faraday	People living alone	28%
20. Dulwich Village	Families with young children	36%
21. Peckham Rye	Families with young children	31%
22. Dulwich Wood	Families with young children	30%
23. Dulwich Hill	Families with young children	28%

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Southwark (borough) displays distinctive household type characteristics:

The main household type is People living alone, representing 33% of the population. On average, 29% of the population in London belong to the People living alone household type.

Conversely, the following household types have a proportion lower than the average for London:

Households aged 66+ comprise 1.9%, while average for London is 4%

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Data source: Office for National Statistics

Census 2021