Information about Westminster

Population
204,236
Avg Annual Income
£56,675
Full Time Employees
31.46%
Average Age
38.96
Westminster Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Westminster is 204,236 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Westminster is 105,327, and the female population is 98,909. 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 57,162, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 50,276. 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 (76,245), followed by No religion (52,936), 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 (47,540), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (28,839). 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 Westminster area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (64,250), while 19,662 adults mentioned they are Student.

Education

Regarding education, 102,356 adults have Level 3 education, while 12,181 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Westminster area are

  • Professional occupations (31136)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (22858), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (17588)

Age

The average age of people living in Westminster is 39 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 25 to 34 (44167), Between 35 to 44 (30153), and Between 15 to 24 (29980). 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 Westminster has Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (44,668) followed by Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (33,967), and Full-time students (22,960). 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)

Map of Westminster

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Population of Westminster over the years

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

The postcode district SW, WK, WCH, WG, WCE, WCR, WA, SWX, WCN, WX, WW, WF, WB, SWE, WD, SWW, WJ, SWP, WU, W, NW, WS, WCB, WN, SWY, WT, SWH, WH, WP, SWA, WR, SWV, WCA are associated with the Westminster, and there are total 38 postcode areas (listed below). The Westminster has a total of 29140 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaWestminster
Ward

Abbey Road

Bayswater

Church Street

Harrow Road

Hyde Park

Knightsbridge & Belgravia

Lancaster Gate

Little Venice

Maida Vale

Marylebone

Pimlico North

Pimlico South

Queen's Park

Regent's Park

St James's

Vincent Square

West End

Westbourne

LTLA22
UTLA22Westminster
RegionLondon
CountryEngland