Bermondsey and Rotherhite

BERMONDSEY AND ROTHERHITHE COMMUNITY COUNCIL PROFILE

There were 70,710 residents estimated to be living in the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Community Council area when the latest Census was conducted on 27th March 2011. This profile highlights some of the key information for the area. • A higher proportion of residents in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe than anywhere else in the Borough are aged 25-29 (16%) and 30-34 (13%). This is higher than the national average which is 7% for each of these categories. • The proportion of White residents in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe (63%) is higher than the Borough average of 54% but lower than the England average of 85%. The proportion of Asian / Asian British residents (12%) is second highest in the Borough and above the national average of 8%. The proportion of Black residents is 10% lower than the Borough average. • The majority of residents in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe identify as Christian (53%) and the area has the highest proportion of residents in the Borough identifying as Buddhist (2%) and Hindu (2%). • The proportion of residents in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe that live in a flat, maisonette or apartment (82%) is 8% higher than the Borough average and 61% higher than the national average. • The majority of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe residents either have English as their main language (78%) or speak English well (20%), however the proportion of those with English as their main language is lower than both the Borough average of 80% and the national average of 92%.

• Bermondsey and Rotherhithe has the highest proportion of obese 10-11 year olds in the Borough (30%) and this is significantly higher than the national average of 19%.

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BERMONDSEY AND ROTHERHITHE COMMUNITY COUNCIL PROFILE

Bermondsey Characteristic Category Southwark England & Rotherhithe Demography Male 50% 49% 49% Gender Female 50% 51% 51% Under 15 15% 19% 19% 16-24 14% 14% 12% 25-29 16% 12% 7% 30-34 13% 11% 7% 35-39 9% 9% 7% Age 40-44 7% 8% 7% 45-49 6% 7% 7% 50-54 5% 6% 6% 55-59 4% 4% 6% 60-64 3% 3% 6% 65+ 7% 8% 16% White 63% 54% 85% Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups 5% 6% 2% Ethnic Group Asian/Asian British 12% 9% 8% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British 17% 27% 3% Other Ethnic Group 3% 3% 1% Christian 53% 53% 59% Buddhist 2% 1% 0% Religion Hindu 2% 1% 2% Muslim 7% 9% 5% No religion 28% 27% 25% English main language 78% 80% 92% English English not main language: Speaks English well 20% 17% 6% Proficiency English not main language: Can’t speak English well / at 2% 3% 2% all Economy Economic Economically Inactive 25% 27% 30% Activity Benefits1 Benefit Claimants 13% 14% 14% Housing Whole house or bungalow 17% 24% 77% Housing Type Flat, maisonette or apartment 82% 74% 21% Owned / shared ownership 30% 31% 64% Household Social rented 40% 44% 18% Tenure Private rented / living rent free 30% 25% 18% Health & Disability Health Bad Health (self-identified) 5% 5% 5% Childhood Obese 4-5 years 13% 13% 10% Obesity2 Obese 10-11 years 30% 27% 19% Disability Day to day activities limited 13% 14% 18%

Source (unless otherwise stated): Census 2011 1Source: DWP Benefit Claimants August 2013 2Source: National Child Measurement Programme 2009/10 to 2011/12

To explore further Census 2011 data visit www.nomisweb.co.uk and for other statistics visit www.ons.gov.uk

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BERMONDSEY AND ROTHERHITHE COMMUNITY COUNCIL PROFILE

South Surrey Characteristic Category Grange Riverside Rotherhithe Bermondsey Docks Demography Male 50.4% 52.5% 49.2% 49.3% 51.1% Gender Female 49.6% 47.5% 50.8% 50.7% 48.9% Under 15 14.1% 12.4% 17.2% 20.5% 12.2% 16-24 17.7% 12.7% 14.3% 14.4% 12.9% 25-29 17.6% 17.0% 16.2% 12.5% 18.9% 30-34 12.2% 15.3% 12.3% 10.3% 16.2% 35-39 8.2% 9.7% 8.1% 7.8% 10.0% Age 40-44 7.8% 8.5% 7.0% 7.3% 6.6% 45-49 5.9% 6.5% 6.3% 7.2% 5.6% 50-54 4.2% 4.7% 4.7% 5.7% 4.9% 55-59 3.1% 3.6% 3.6% 4.0% 3.8% 60-64 2.7% 3.1% 2.9% 2.9% 3.2% 65+ 6.5% 6.4% 7.4% 7.2% 5.7% White 60.9% 68.8% 59.1% 55.2% 69.1% Mixed/Multiple Ethnic 6.1% 4.9% 5.2% 5.9% 4.8% Groups Ethnic Group Asian/Asian British 10.6% 9.7% 14.4% 8.7% 14.7% Black/African/Caribbean/ 18.8% 13.5% 17.7% 25.8% 9.0% Black British Other Ethnic Group 3.6% 3.2% 3.5% 4.4% 2.4% Christian 50.7% 51.7% 52.1% 58.3% 51.5% Buddhist 1.5% 1.3% 2.1% 1.2% 1.7% Religion Hindu 2.0% 1.5% 2.4% 1.1% 2.3% Muslim 7.1% 5.4% 7.5% 9.3% 4.1% No religion 29.9% 30.4% 27.5% 21.7% 31.3% English main language 81.4% 79.0% 74.9% 76.0% 76.0% English not main language: 16.3% 19.2% 22.3% 20.5% 22.0% English Speaks English well Proficiency English not main language: Can’t speak English well / 2.4% 1.7% 2.9% 3.5% 1.9% at all Economy Economic Economically Inactive 24.6% 21.7% 26.4% 32.2% 20.6% Activity Benefits1 Benefit Claimants 14.0% 10.3% 14.1% 16.7% 8.3% Housing Whole house or bungalow 9.0% 6.9% 19.4% 23.2% 30.0% Housing Type Flat, maisonette or 88.5% 91.4% 79.4% 75.9% 68.3% apartment Owned / shared ownership 24% 32% 28% 25% 40% Household Social rented 45% 34% 46% 52% 24% Tenure Private rented / living rent 31% 34% 27% 23% 36% free Health & Disability Health Bad Health (self-identified) 4.6% 4.3% 4.8% 5.2% 3.8% Childhood Obese 4-5 years 12.4% 11.7% 13.4% 13.9% 9.7% Obesity2 Obese 10-11 years 26.1% 36.5% 30.4% 30.5% 30.2% Disability Day to day activities limited 12.8% 11.4% 13.5% 14.9% 10.1%