A few important facts
Ethnic Makeup in Tower Hamlets, borough
Main ethnicity
- Bangladeshi
- 35%
Higher than average
- Bangladeshi
- 35%
- Chinese
- 3%
Lower than average
- White British
- 23%
- Indian
- 3%
- Pakistani
- 1.1%
- Other Asian
- 2.2%
- Black African
- 5%
- Black Caribbean
- 1.6%
Tower Hamlets (borough)
Average for London
Ethnic Makeup
Bangladeshi 35%
White British 23%
Other White 15%
Mixed 5%
Black African 5%
Chinese 3%
Indian 3%
Other 2.7%
Other Asian 2.2%
Black Caribbean 1.6%
Arab 1.2%
White Irish 1.1%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
Roma 0.7%
Gypsy 0%
Ethnic Makeup of wards within Tower Hamlets (borough)
| Ward name | Main ethnicity | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shadwell | Bangladeshi | 53% |
| 2. St Dunstan's | Bangladeshi | 53% |
| 3. Stepney Green | Bangladeshi | 51% |
| 4. Poplar | Bangladeshi | 45% |
| 5. Bromley South | Bangladeshi | 44% |
| 6. Bromley North | Bangladeshi | 43% |
| 7. Mile End | Bangladeshi | 42% |
| 8. Spitalfields & Banglatown | Bangladeshi | 41% |
| 9. Lansbury | Bangladeshi | 40% |
| 10. Whitechapel | Bangladeshi | 38% |
| 11. Bethnal Green West | Bangladeshi | 38% |
| 12. Bethnal Green East | Bangladeshi | 35% |
| 13. Weavers | Bangladeshi | 33% |
| 14. Canary Wharf | Other White | 22% |
| 15. Blackwall & Cubitt Town | Other White | 20% |
| 16. Bow West | White British | 40% |
| 17. Bow East | White British | 37% |
| 18. St Katharine's & Wapping | White British | 36% |
| 19. Limehouse | White British | 30% |
| 20. Island Gardens | White British | 27% |
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Tower Hamlets (borough) displays distinctive ethnic group characteristics:
The main ethnic group is Bangladeshi, representing 35% of the population. On average, 4% of the population in London belong to the Bangladeshi ethnic group.
The following ethnic groups have proportions higher than average for the London:
- Bangladeshi comprise 35%, while average for London is 4%
- Chinese comprise 3%, while average for London is 1.7%
Conversely, the following ethnic groups have a proportion lower than the average for London:
- White British comprise 23%, while average for London is 37%
- Indian comprise 3%, while average for London is 7%
- Pakistani comprise 1.1%, while average for London is 3%
- Other Asian comprise 2.2%, while average for London is 5%
- Black African comprise 5%, while average for London is 8%
- Black Caribbean comprise 1.6%, while average for London is 4%
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Data source: Office for National Statistics
Census 2021
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