Hillside Demographics (Merton, England)

Hillside is a ward in Merton of London, England and includes areas of Wimbledon, West Wimbledon, Merton, Crooked Billet, Copse Hill, Raynes Park, Merton Park, South Wimbledon and Cottenham Park.

In the 2011 census the population of Hillside was 8,977 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Hillside is 39, while the median age is lower at 35.

54.1% of people living in Hillside were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 4.9% South Africa, 2.9% India, 2.3% Scotland, 2.1% Ireland, 1.6% United States, 1.6% Australia, 1.4% South America, 1.3% Wales, 0.9% Pakistan.

82.1% of people living in Hillside speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.8% Japanese, 1.3% Spanish, 1.3% French, 1.2% Korean, 1.2% Polish, 1.0% German, 0.8% Russian, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Hillside is 55.7% Christian, 26.1% No religion, 3.9% Muslim, 2.9% Hindu, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.0% Jewish, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 705 people did not state a religion. 20 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

39.4% of people are married, 13.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 31.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.4% are separated or divorced. There are 428 widowed people living in Hillside.

The top occupations listed by people in Hillside are Professional 39.1%, Associate professional and technical 21.0%, Business, media and public service professionals 17.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.8%, Business and public service associate professionals 14.4%, Corporate managers and directors 12.6%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 9.7%, Business, Research and Administrative Professionals 9.7%, Administrative and secretarial 9.6%, Administrative 6.5%.