Canonbury Demographics (Islington, England)

Canonbury is a ward in Islington of London, England and includes areas of Islington and Canonbury.

In the 2011 census the population of Canonbury was 12,072 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Canonbury is 35, while the median age is lower at 32.

66.6% of people living in Canonbury were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.7% Ireland, 1.9% Scotland, 1.6% Australia, 1.3% United States, 1.2% South America, 1.0% Somalia, 0.9% Wales, 0.8% Bangladesh, 0.8% Northern Ireland.

84.4% of people living in Canonbury speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.4% Turkish, 1.5% Spanish, 1.2% Italian, 1.1% French, 0.9% Bengali, 0.8% German, 0.8% Somali, 0.7% Arabic, 0.6% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Canonbury is 43.0% Christian, 29.2% No religion, 8.6% Muslim, 0.7% Jewish, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% Hindu, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Atheist. 1,920 people did not state a religion. 38 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

23.7% of people are married, 13.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 2.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 44.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.8% are separated or divorced. There are 699 widowed people living in Canonbury.

The top occupations listed by people in Canonbury are Professional 31.6%, Associate professional and technical 21.6%, Business, media and public service professionals 18.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.4%, Business and public service associate professionals 11.4%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Corporate managers and directors 8.7%, Culture, media and sports 7.1%, Legal Professionals 6.7%, Administrative 6.7%.