Information about Islington

Population
216,590
Avg Annual Income
£53,230
Full Time Employees
34.70%
Average Age
36.54
Islington Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Islington is 216,590 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Islington is 113,291, and the female population is 103,298. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 86,092, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 40,534. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned No religion (88,466), followed by Christian (75,129), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (46,657), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (29,403). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the Islington area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (75,165), while 16,858 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 103,975 adults have Level 3 education, while 13,146 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Islington area are

  • Professional occupations (39312)
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (22879), and
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (17439)

Age

The average age of people living in Islington is 37 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 25 to 34 (56063), Between 35 to 44 (33807), and Below 14 (31141). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Islington has Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (43,592) followed by Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (40,574), and Full-time students (20,396). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)

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Population of Islington over the years

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Postcodes in Islington

The postcode district WA, NP, ECM, ECR, NW, N, ECY, WCX, ECA, ECV are associated with the Islington, and there are total 17 postcode areas (listed below). The Islington has a total of 11806 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaIslington
Ward

Arsenal

Barnsbury

Bunhill

Caledonian

Canonbury

Clerkenwell

Finsbury Park

Highbury

Hillrise

Holloway

Junction

Laycock

Mildmay

St Mary's & St James'

St Peter's & Canalside

Tollington

Tufnell Park

LTLA22
UTLA22Islington
RegionLondon
CountryEngland