Information about Southwark

Population
307,640
Avg Annual Income
£52,219
Full Time Employees
34.98%
Average Age
36.08
Southwark Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Southwark is 307,640 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Southwark is 158,633, and the female population is 149,004. 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 109,253, followed by African, with a total of 48,320. 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 Christian (133,298), followed by No religion (111,935), 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 (63,507), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (41,817). 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 Southwark area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (107,612), while 26,084 adults mentioned they are Employee: Part-time.

Education

Regarding education, 140,514 adults have Level 3 education, while 20,135 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Southwark area are

  • Professional occupations (51143)
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (28878), and
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (23109)

Age

The average age of people living in Southwark is 36 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 25 to 34 (73224), Below 14 (48477), and Between 35 to 44 (48390). 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 Southwark has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (54,979) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (53,706), and Full-time students (29,248). 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 Southwark over the years

Male Population of Southwark over the years
Female Population of Southwark over the years
Postcodes in Southwark

The postcode district SE are associated with the Southwark, and there are total 16 postcode areas (listed below). The Southwark has a total of 10066 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaSouthwark
Ward

Borough & Bankside

Camberwell Green

Champion Hill

Chaucer

Dulwich Hill

Dulwich Village

Dulwich Wood

Faraday

Goose Green

London Bridge & West Bermondsey

Newington

North Bermondsey

North Walworth

Nunhead & Queen's Road

Old Kent Road

Peckham

Peckham Rye

Rotherhithe

Rye Lane

South Bermondsey

St George's

St Giles

Surrey Docks

LTLA22
UTLA22Southwark
RegionLondon
CountryEngland