St James's Demographics (Westminster, England)

St James's is a ward in Westminster of London, England and includes areas of Westminster, Covent Garden, Charing Cross, Victoria, West End, Soho, Pimlico, St James and Chinatown.

In the 2011 census the population of St James's was 10,828 and is made up of approximately 44% females and 56% males.

The average age of people in St James's is 38, while the median age is lower at 34.

46.5% of people living in St James's were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.5% United States, 2.6% Scotland, 2.3% China, 1.7% Ireland, 1.6% South America, 1.6% Australia, 1.5% North Africa, 1.5% India, 1.4% Hong Kong .

73.2% of people living in St James's speak English. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% French, 2.6% Italian, 2.1% All other Chinese, 1.9% Arabic, 1.6% Spanish, 1.5% Portuguese, 1.4% Russian, 1.4% German, 1.0% Cantonese Chinese.

The religious make up of St James's is 49.7% Christian, 25.6% No religion, 8.0% Muslim, 2.7% Buddhist, 1.7% Hindu, 1.7% Jewish, 0.3% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 1,014 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

26.3% of people are married, 9.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 3.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 42.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.4% are separated or divorced. There are 587 widowed people living in St James's.

The top occupations listed by people in St James's are Associate professional and technical 25.2%, Professional 24.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 21.8%, Corporate managers and directors 14.8%, Business, media and public service professionals 14.5%, Business and public service associate professionals 13.4%, Business, Finance and Related Associate Professionals 8.4%, Administrative and secretarial 8.4%, Other managers and proprietors 7.0%, Elementary 6.8%.