Bowes Demographics (Enfield, England)

Bowes is a ward in Enfield of London, England and includes areas of Palmers Green and New Southgate.

In the 2011 census the population of Bowes was 14,051 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Bowes is 36, while the median age is lower at 33.

50.7% of people living in Bowes were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.6% India, 1.8% Kenya, 1.7% Ireland, 1.0% South America, 0.9% Scotland, 0.8% Sri Lanka, 0.8% Jamaica, 0.7% Bangladesh, 0.7% Somalia.

65.9% of people living in Bowes speak English. The other top languages spoken are 6.2% Polish, 4.6% Turkish, 3.4% Greek, 2.9% Gujarati, 1.7% Bulgarian, 0.9% Albanian, 0.9% Spanish, 0.8% Italian, 0.8% Bengali.

The religious make up of Bowes is 48.4% Christian, 18.8% No religion, 14.9% Muslim, 6.3% Hindu, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.8% Jewish, 0.4% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 1,056 people did not state a religion. 35 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

36.5% of people are married, 9.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 36.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 658 widowed people living in Bowes.

The top occupations listed by people in Bowes are Professional 19.9%, Associate professional and technical 14.0%, Elementary 12.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.9%, Elementary administration and service 11.5%, Skilled trades 10.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.6%, Administrative 8.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.3%, Sales and customer service 7.6%.