Graveney Demographics (Merton, England)

Graveney is a ward in Merton of London, England and includes areas of Collier's Wood, Lower Mitcham and Streatham Vale.

In the 2011 census the population of Graveney was 9,816 and is made up of approximately 48% females and 52% males.

The average age of people in Graveney is 36, while the median age is lower at 33.

44.5% of people living in Graveney were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 8.1% Sri Lanka, 4.3% Pakistan, 3.5% India, 3.4% Jamaica, 2.0% South America, 1.8% Ghana, 1.6% Ireland, 1.2% Bangladesh, 0.9% Kenya.

63.0% of people living in Graveney speak English. The other top languages spoken are 10.8% Polish, 8.5% Tamil, 4.0% Urdu, 1.6% Gujarati, 1.0% Bengali, 0.9% French, 0.8% Bulgarian, 0.8% Portuguese, 0.7% Spanish.

The religious make up of Graveney is 50.7% Christian, 14.6% Muslim, 14.0% Hindu, 11.8% No religion, 0.6% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 672 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

39.3% of people are married, 9.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 34.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.3% are separated or divorced. There are 412 widowed people living in Graveney.

The top occupations listed by people in Graveney are Professional 16.7%, Skilled trades 14.8%, Elementary 13.0%, Elementary administration and service 12.1%, Administrative and secretarial 11.4%, Associate professional and technical 10.6%, Sales and customer service 10.5%, Sales 9.2%, Administrative 8.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.3%.