Lower Morden Demographics (Merton, England)

Lower Morden is a ward in Merton of London, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Lower Morden was 9,090 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Lower Morden is 39, while the median age is also 39.

76.2% of people living in Lower Morden were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.1% Sri Lanka, 1.9% Ireland, 1.7% South Africa, 1.5% Pakistan, 1.0% India, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Philippines, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% South America.

87.8% of people living in Lower Morden speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Tamil, 1.7% Polish, 1.6% Urdu, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.5% Bengali, 0.4% French, 0.4% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.4% Turkish, 0.4% Arabic.

The religious make up of Lower Morden is 61.5% Christian, 19.8% No religion, 6.6% Muslim, 4.1% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 611 people did not state a religion. 16 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.1% of people are married, 9.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.4% are separated or divorced. There are 345 widowed people living in Lower Morden.

The top occupations listed by people in Lower Morden are Administrative and secretarial 16.0%, Professional 15.8%, Skilled trades 13.4%, Associate professional and technical 12.3%, Administrative 11.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.9%, Elementary 8.2%, Sales and customer service 8.1%, Elementary administration and service 7.4%.